Truly, a 'greasy spoon', and not in a good sense. Picked up an order last week. Fries, in the bag, were disgusting. Limp, almost slimy. The outside of the bag, without exaggeration, had droplets of grease that had leached from the fries into the paper of the bag. The entire bag had absorbed grease, not just the area in contact with the fries.
Everything, and I do mean EVERYTHING, was packed in flat to-go containers. Ever eat onion soup from an 8x5 flat plastic container? Or even better, ever try to pry the top off a large flat container full of liquid?
The Mac and Cheese was on a par with Kraft's best supermarket offering. Too salty, mac was really limp. Overall yucky to eat.
Taco bowl salad, same story as the fries. The shell was soaked through with grease, the only crisp areas were right at the top. Promised sour cream and salsa, but never got the sour cream. Not worth the hassle to go back for it.
Lest you think that perhaps the grease problems were a result of the food sitting packed for too long, not the case. We were told 20 minutes, got there in about 14, and it was just getting ready, so it was nice and fresh. Home is literally less than 3 minutes away. Limp fries definitely not from sitting around.
On the bright side - phone service was excellent, answered quickly, pleasantly, by a person who actually spoke good English, paid attention, repeated the order back as it was given to prevent errors, and was quite friendly. Nice job Susan.
Another bright side - the little hot dogs were almost as good as they were 10 years ago, skins snappy to bite into, the sauce excellent, rolls were fresh as always, and they have not shrunk over the years.
Not worth an extra star since this is a meal review and not an ice cream review, but their soft ice cream is excellent and very fairly priced. All kidding aside, if you are watching sugar, carbs, or weight, think about ordering one size smaller than you get elsewhere; you will not be disappointed.
Prices were high for what we got, but not out of line with other local eateries. Had the food been decent it would have been a fair price to pay.
The place has been skidding down the hill for the last 10, 12 years. Covid somehow accelerated the decline. Sad, because the individual people working there range from quite good to absolutely excellent. Obviously, a failure of management. Hopefully some ambitious person with serious restaurant management skills and experience will buy the current owners out. Run properly, the place is a goldmine, and will attract, in addition to the bewilderingly loyal current clientele, people that understand that simple food done to perfection is worth traveling, and paying, for. read more