This restaurant recently opened as I write this. We brought a friend and met another friend there to make a party of four. Goodfellas has what you might call an open plan: one large room rather than several rooms or sections divided by a bar or whatever. It works. They have one restroom in the corner to the left as you walk in. (When you drive 45 minutes to get to a place, you tend to learn where the restrooms are).
Our server was friendly and efficient. The menu is many pages and varied, though some are only for meals after 4:00, and the menu is divided into sections so you don't get lost in your search. The drinks aren't listed, but they have the standard sodas, raspberry iced tea and of course coffee, which our friend said was quite strong. (How I like it, but not so much her. The server brought hot water at her request to water it down a bit to her own taste.) No alcohol license yet, but that was not an issue for any of us.
I ordered the Reuben. I often try one when I eat at a new place, because when we lived in the Portland area there was a deli there that served the best Reuben's, hands down, and since they closed down I have never found one as good. But I gotta say, the Goodfellas Reuben came very close, and so it may become the first place in years where I order one for a second time. (In retrospect I realize it was practically the only time I have gotten a Reuben without a half-sour pickle coming with it. No problem -- just an oddity.) The French fries are also great, a bit crispy on the outside and tender inside. And hot, which isn't as much a given in restaurants as you might think.
One of our companions ordered a veggie wrap and the other the shrimp cocktail and they enjoyed them. Though the latter is an appetizer, so she found she wanted a small order of soup to augment it. The soup was larger than you'd expect for a cup, and it turns out it is listed in the menu as a small bowl. Our server said the large bowl really is large, so if we ever order it, I will ask for two spoons! My wife and I brought half or more of our burger/Reuben home for a second meal, but the French fries, like I said, were great, so they most of them didn't make the trip home.
Breakfast wasn't on this menu, but they offer it, so I would like to see what they offer sometime, if I can pull myself away from the Reuben! read more