Harold's Chicken

The best Chick-fil-A I've ever had in my life. They know how to make their food correctly every…read moresingle time. The chicken breast is breaded too perfection nice, crunchy, and thick. Fries or seasoned to perfection and they refreshed. I decided to try the peach lemonade it was so good! I may need to order a jug of that. The service is always professional and polite. Ambience of the space is decent. Their drive-through is a much better experience than eating inside. They know how to move the drive-through line quickly and efficiently. This is the only Chick-fil-A that I trust! I highly recommend going here.

Always great! Exceptional service, food, and wait time! I have never had any problems with this…read morestore location. Whoever engineered this process needs to get hired by the Indiana Department of Transportation and organize our road and highway construction/maintenance!

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Portillo's Merrillville

3.4(632 reviews)

1.8 mi

On a road trip and wanted something quick and easy for lunch. One of the riders hadn't been to a…read morePortillo's before and wanted to try it. This location had plenty of parking and seating, so that was a big plus. Service was very quick here, even though it was pretty busy. I decided to try something new and got the beef bowl, which was basically the beef sandwich without the bread. I liked it, even though it was pretty liquidy (it is an Italian beef, after all). Easy in and off from the interstate and quick made this an excellent road trip stop.

I mean, this is the spot. We split a beef and a dog and it was the perfect amount of food. We tried…read morethe Dr Pepper shake and it was good. But nothing beats the cake shake if you're looking for something sweet. They have kiosks now that you can order at, and I fucking love that. Food came up quick and everyone is always super friendly. Always have to stop when I'm around.

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Culver's

2.4(73 reviews)

1.9 mi

We stopped in and ordered the codfish sandwich with fries and a drink. The fish was fresh and the…read moresandwich was delicious. The staff was very efficient and friendly; the restaurant was very clean

I was hoping to make a quick stop to place a carry out order, but it took longer than it should…read morehave. It wasn't busy and there were no cars in the drive thru but I went inside so I could make pit stop. There were several employees behind the counter but only one was taking orders. So I had to wait quite awhile to place my order, which was a just a grilled cheese value basket. It took longer than usual to get my food, and it wasn't until I was down the road that I realized the grilled cheese wasn't really grilled. The bread was not toasted or grilled and the cheese wasn't melted. How difficult is it to make a grilled cheese sandwich anyway. Cheese curds were tasty. They were hot and fresh. There were spilled fries and trash on the dining room floor. Not the best Culver's visit.

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Jersey Mike's Subs

3.3(4 reviews)

2.6 mi

Came here for the third time to grab bread loaves to make sandwiches at home for movie night…read more Previously, the employees were kind and helpful. On this day however, I was charged double the price than before. The employee spoke with someone else when I raised concern and he validated that I should be charged the gluten free bread price -- although I wasn't purchasing gluten free bread. I kindly declined to make the purchase. As I was walking out the employee who was wrapping the bread raised her voice saying "I just wrapped all of these and you're not buying them!?" I was taken aback because that's actually her job regardless of what happens after she prepares the food. I definitely won't be returning and I hope the employee is given customer service training.

We stopped in on our way home for lunch after finding the location on my cell phone. The place was…read morebusy and there were numerous employees. We ordered a Giant #3, Ham Provolone with everything on it. I'm not sure what everything meant. All I found was the meat and a little cheese. It was supposed to have a special sauce on it? I thought it was dry, but there were no condiments. I missed getting the dill pickle and we ordered no drinks--just water. It took awhile to get the sub. The place was full of orders to be picked up. Charged for something we didn't notice until we got home and they'd added a tip, which I would not have offered given the food and service. For a sub we split, and a mini-pack Cookies, we paid $30.00. Won't be back.

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Mission BBQ

4.4(118 reviews)

2.2 mi

Good food and nice ambience. We had the meat sampler. Had to try all of the barbecue sauces they…read morehave.

It was just ok in MY opinion. The customer service was good and the place was nice and clean but…read morethe food was just eh

Black Plate Special: Smoked Ribeye with Cornbread, Baked Beans, and Cold Slaw

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Firehouse Subs

3.6(31 reviews)

2.4 mi

I had to leave my food due to a time crunch but called back and they immediately helped and made…read moreit. The manager was amazing!!!

1 pm on wed and a bunch of people back there but confusion appears to be the word of the day…read more People walking out without ordering. .Dude that's making sandwiches has beard net UNDER his beard. I've been waiting on pick up order for 20 min already .... Sketch

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Buona

4.0(29 reviews)

5.4 mi

We went on Wed night when it seems most everyone had no power. The place was packed. the staff did…read moreeverything they could to be attentive, patient and accommodating. Extra shout out to Matthew who went the extra mile and making sure our order was correct after some technical difficulties. He even came back and checked on us to make sure our food was good and that we were satisfied and if we needed anything else. Great service from a great young man. Well done CP Buona!

From the second that you walk in, you know that you've stumbled upon something special. The aromas…read morewrap around you like a warm hug. And, you can't help getting excited in anticipation on what's to come. Everyone is super sweet and helpful. No matter what questions you have. They'll have an answer. Everything is sparkling clean! The decorations are clean and modern. There's plenty of seating inside and outside. And, the food is incredible! No matter what you order here. You can't go wrong! I always order the Italian beef with mozzarella and it's pure heaven! My dad loves the grilled chicken. It's all super fair prices with extremely high quality ingredients. And, we all love the Ghirardelli brownies are a treat. So, next time you see a Buana stop by for a delicious bite to eat. You won't regret it!

Kitchen

#2 Buona Italian Beef & Sausage Combo Meal

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Bench seating and chairs

Pj's Grill

3.3(50 reviews)

1.0 mi

I absolutely love PJ's Grill. The food that I order is always fresh tasting. The fries are amazing,…read morethe chicken sandwich is also amazing. The salads are delicious and fresh tasting. I love that place.

Webyt there yesterday ordered 3 sandwiches with 1 extra pita and 1 extra zudzicki sauce. Took…read moreforever for them to take my order to begin with and there wasn't anyone in line???? Guy had me my order and I say, the pita and sauce is in here right? He says oh I forgot your pita. He gets it and I say, the sauce is in there right? He says yes. I get all the way home to find out no sauce. So I call to tell them and it's too far to go back so I said ok I'll be there tomorrow to get a refund because you ruined my dinner. He says ok. I go today give them my receipt and tell the girl what happened. The guy is there and verified that it happened. She says did you bring the food back? I said no because I ate a few bites with no sauce and just threw it away. She says I can't give you your refund without the food. This place use to be awesome. the gyro meat was so overcooked that with sauce it was terrible! Will never go back! Food going downhill and service absolutely sucks! It's King Gyro from now on!

Dine in area

My fries were hard and burned with dirty grease

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Sharks Fish and Chicken

2.3(41 reviews)

1.1 mi

Hello everyone. Praying that all is well for us all. I know that it has been a minute, but I'm…read moreback with my review for sharks, fish and chicken in Merrillville on route 30 or Lincoln Highway. I had to go to the post office and due to the tornado that hit Merrillville yesterday we lost power and it still has not returned. So after I left the post office I decided to pick up dinner for myself and dad. I think it's a southern thing, but I'm used to having fried fish, spaghetti, and coleslaw on Fridays for dinner. The parking lot was full, and there were a couple of people ahead of me who had placed a very large order for their family reunion, meet and greet. Sorry, I was so hungry and in a rush that I did not take many pictures. But I ordered their combo which you can choose to get two of the meats or three and I chose three. The price was pretty good as well. It was $17.99 for a combo. Your choices were catfish steaks Jack, salmon, which I found out is Whiting, fish, catfish, fillets, three jumbo shrimp, tilapia, catfish fillets or ocean perch. I chose the three combo and ordered: Catfish steaks, catfish fillets and shrimp. The combo comes with French fries and coleslaw. For 18 bucks I got two catfish fillets. (large catfish fillets), two catfish steaks and probably about 10 shrimp. So it was a good bang for your buck especially these days with all of these high prices. They were very busy putting together a large orders so they do do catering and they have family meals as well. But the service was quick and it didn't take that long for the order to be ready. Overall experience five stars Customer Service was good as well.

Ordered two wing dinners with mild sauce 8-17-26 1:30pm, 5815 Broadway Merrillville…read more The sauces have white small spots, cups are inflated and horrible smell. Called to tell them and he said I can go back and get more sauces, I continued to tell him I just wanted to warn you so you don't continue to serve the bad sauces and as I described the cups, he said," they are fine that's how we package them " I replied, " You package them spoiled? and he hung up SHARKS DO BETTER in merrillville Lights are still out for many of us and the last thing we need is prideful people serving spoiled food to the community. I'LL NEVER GO TO THAT ONE AGAIN, BACK TO E.C It won't let me post pic but I have one on my phone to try again later.

The dining area

Three item combo: 2 Catfish Fillets, 2 catfish steaks and 7-8 shrimp with fries and coleslaw

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Sign outside of restaurant

Potbelly

3.4(57 reviews)

2.2 mi

OK, I know I don't usually rate team restaurants that often. But I love potbelly. I always get the…read moresame thing so I don't even know if the other sandwiches are good but my husband said they are. I hate to say but sometimes when I go somewhere and I have something and it's just so good it's like that's what I want to keep eating. I go there specifically for a certain food. I always get the Italian and now I get it in a wrap and I ask them to put a little marinara onion and lettuce on it. I get a drink and then typically to take home. I'll get their little cookies. They're chocolate chip oatmeal cookies are amazing! They taste so good. The place is cute inside, but I truly miss when they used to have a singer with a guitar or whatever in a little corner on I believe it was Saturday night nights maybe Friday and Saturday but I remember Saturday and they would just have somebody there playing music it was really cool. But I really love the place. Their shakes are amazing! So good. And the macaroni and cheese is out of this world. I mean, there's a lot of good mac & cheese out there and there's a lot that's terrible. They are mac & cheese is cheesy and nice and creamy and the noodles don't fall apart they cooked al dente and I really like that.

My son and I stopped in for a sandwich on a quick break and the staff was great, jumping on the…read moreselections. My son ordered the big roast beef sandwich with provolone and I ordered the chicken bacon ranch wrap. My problem was that I'm not a fan of ranch dressing, but the lady made a number of suggestions and found a dressing I greatly enjoyed instead. I included everything else and the sandwich was very good. The bread was so fresh. The facility is very clean. The sandwiches were priced about what you'd expect to pay for the size and quality. My first time at Potbelly, won't be the last.

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Eloy V.

5 years ago

Supposed to close at six was closed at 5 PM not good for business smh hopefully they get it together

Varnell T.

3 years ago

Horrible. Chicken was refried. Never going back ‍ Nope

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Been going here for 20 something years and today was the last time. Called in an order they took it…read morewrong so got home with wrong food. I called and explained they took the order wrong and the owner said the guy got 80 percent of it right I say 50 percent. Ordered a Philly, one steak taco, beef sandwich with cheese and 3 large fries. Received Philly , beef taco only cheese and 3 large fries. I was not charged for the beef I said ok I'll pay for that and they will exchange the taco. Asked if I can exchange fries for new ones since I have to go back and the fries I have will be cold and was told no I got the fries said I don't need to eat the fries with the sandwich. Said he will give me a small fry when I ordered a large.

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Wow, this was an experience! I've been a patron of Harold's Chicken since the late 80's. This…read moreestablishment was clean, and seasonings, sauces, and shirts were available for sale. Well stocked with a delightful presentation. We purchased a red velvet cake (my wife's favorite) and peanut butter cookies. The cake was moist and full of flavor. The cookies were soft and flavorful. We purchased the same seasonings they use to cook the chicken in the store. Well priced and convenient. Side note: the owners have a link to purchase via Amazon. Show them some love. Gloria and Will were respectful and patient as I figured out what my aunt decided her order over the phone ( I hate not knowing g my order while at the register, love you, Aunty). Now, the food, I wish I had taken a picture. My wife had perch and wings; I had wings; my aunt had wings, too. Not only was the fish light and crispy, but it didn't taste like the chicken at all. You can tell they didn't take any shortcuts in using the same grease. The wings were sooooo good, fried just right. I'm a hot-and-mild person, so the proportions of both were spot on. This was by far my best experience. I've been to Harold's all over Chicago and Atlanta. Thank you to those running this place for the experience. I guess I'll have to make this my new stop when I'm back home now. I'll take pictures next time of the food.

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