I have visited this Iron Skillet a few times. With each visit, I hone my seat selection. I almost…read morelucked out today when Lawrence saw me sitting patiently and came over with a menu. Unfortunately, a waitress who had previously waited on me scooped in. So why the two stars? The aforementioned, unnamed waitress walks past paper litter on the floor, fails to clean food scraps from the floor, leaves used plates and utensils on tables. But always grabs the tips! A previous visit produced dirty utensils on my table, before I had even ordered. I brought it to the attention of my waitress and she quickly replaced them. So far, not one of my visits has yielded clean utensils. I *always* have to wipe the dishwasher film off of each knife, fork and spoon. Today, at the salad bar, there were 4 dirty plates off to the side, and the first one I grabbed from the clean plate stack joined the other 4. Finally, the floor was sticky. Like, you could hear your shoes as you lifted them for each step. Today, I bought the dinner buffet. The lettuce leaves were huge, cole slaw and potato salad had tongs for service. The hot side of the buffet is ok, just ok. The salad side is nothing-to-write-home-about. The bright spot today was watching Lawrence taking care of his diners. His professionalism shined through, and when he wasn't busy waiting on tables, he cleaned the floors in his area and tended to his tables, preparing them for his next dining customers. You can bet that I will sit in his area the next chance I get. I wish the salad bar was as good here as the Country Pride restaurant in the Travel Centers of America at exit 22 along I-94 in Porter, IN. Their salad bar is something to look forward to.

Overall, it was an acceptable experience. We arrived for a late lunch, and the establishment was…read morequiet, with only one gentleman awaiting a take-out order. We followed the instruction to seat ourselves. There was a brief wait before we were attended to, and a slightly longer delay before our presence was acknowledged. The initial service was a little slow, but it improved considerably after we placed our order. Our food was served quite promptly. I selected the fried shrimp and fish, both of which were enjoyable. However, I found the coleslaw to be not to my liking. The roll was rather small and did not seem fresh. The highlight of the meal was undoubtedly the coffee, which tasted fresh and had a pleasant, smooth flavor. We were not offered dessert. A busser later cleared our plates and provided us with a take-out container.

Came in for a quick bite before a wedding and was pleasantly surprised! Like always...my go to is…read morechicken and waffles but I didn't know how big or little the chicken wings are (I like little) so I opted for chicken tenders. The waffles with the powder sugar was out of this world! If you're ever in Gary give this place a shot. ***right after this photo I dropped a slice of waffle!!! NOOOOOO!!!****

Our food was made to order! Came out piping hot and…read more It was well seasoned chicken and waffles. Chicken was crispy and seasoned and SMALL like real chicken wings are suppose to be. The waffle was a moss. Flavor was good, texture, kind hard instead of soft and crispy. Overall, this place doesn't disappoint. Not many options on this side so for sure worth a sit down. They had a movie playing in the background which was fun to watch and eat.

Stopped in and got the pork chops, greens, mac & cheese, and sweet potatoes. The food could have…read morebeen more enjoyable if it hadn't been so salty. The portions were plenty, but the salt kept me from giving this business 5 stars. The place was clean, and the service was friendly.

I loved the food! My daughter had the catfish with the mac and cheese and greens. My son had the…read moresalmon and I had the Philly cheesesteak egg rolls. We will be back again!

I have been to this location 2 times and both times I have sat at the drive thru waiting for…read moresomeone to come on to take my order for over I0 minutes and nobody ever did. There were 3 other people behind me in line as well, then this past Thursday same thing. I then saw your only employee walk out of the store and across the street to Subway where he sat there smoking while again, I waited at the drive thru for him to take the order, when I seen him walk back into the store I pulled up to the main window and he still did not come to the window so I left. This is very poor business and I do hope the people who waited in line complain as well.

I am a door dash delivery driver . They have their doors locked at 5:30 pm . Went to the drive…read morethur told them the name. They said there was no more dounts left. Ok cool. When I got up to the window there are 5 females in there laughing and talking and they are rude. One of the female gave me the order and then slam the window closed . I try to ask her if that was it. She never came back to the window. So I drove off. Very bad services .

Quant spot with good food and good people. It's just good luck to have you favored taco and the…read moreowner is adorable!

Yes, it's a modest hole in the wall sandwiched between two resale shops. But the owner cooks your…read morefood with TLC and the huevos divorciados was one of the best breakfasts I've ever had. Ambiance is beside the point here, it's all about the flavor and family-owned vibe. YUM!

If they are as good as they used to be from the food court at Southlake Mall I will be thrilled. I…read moreplan on taking a couple to my husband at the nursing home where he resides for a birthday present. He LOVES those green tomatoes.

A Deeply Disappointing Customer-Service Experience…read more Among many wonderful experiences, there are unfortunately times when an experience is simply horrible. That is the only way I can describe the customer service I received at Chuck Wheeler's Vienna Beef Hot Dog Stand in Gary, Indiana. After waiting approximately one hour, I began placing my order with a young lady at the counter. Although I had already told her what I wanted, she asked her coworker to take my order instead. I found this odd, but I remained patient. She then looked at me with what appeared to be disgust and, although she seemed to be hoarse, yelled at me. Surprised by her behavior, I said, "Wow, I waited an hour for these hot dogs, and now I'm not sure I should have waited." She immediately snapped at me and said, "You are not going to disrespect me." She then refused to continue serving me and began taking the order of the person standing behind me while I was still at the counter. I stood there in complete disbelief. The cashier looked at her coworker, then back at me, and finally said, "Ma'am, she is not going to serve you." When I did not respond immediately, she repeated it. I want to be clear: I did not yell, curse, threaten, or disrespect this employee. I was simply shocked by the way I was being treated. If she was not feeling well or was unable to assist customers appropriately that day, she should not have taken her frustration out on me. I am originally from Gary and had returned home for my family reunion. All I wanted was a taste of the past and an opportunity to support a local Gary establishment. Instead, I left feeling embarrassed, disrespected, and deeply disappointed. This establishment is in serious need of improved customer-service training and a reminder that every customer deserves to be treated with courtesy, dignity, and respect. No customer should wait an hour only to be yelled at, ignored, and refused service without justification. I sincerely hope management addresses this situation so that no other customer is treated the way I was.

Only a couple people were working Sunday night, they still moved the line pretty quickly. The food…read morewas hot and fresh and of course amazing!!

The service was extremely poor. The tall light skinned guy had a really nasty attitude. He made us…read morepull to the other side for our order ,where we waited 10 minutes for no food, no acknowledgment or anything so we blew the horn and still nothin, so we blew it again and still nothing so I decided to go inside and request a refund. The tall light skinned guy looked at me and turned back around like he hadn't heard me say anything so I said it louder and then the manager came and issued a refund, while the tall Light skinned guy says" 6'oclock can't get here fast enough". This has definitely left a bad taste in my mouth about White Castles customer service