Ladies and gentlemen, this one is rough. Let's dive right in.
The atmosphere is akin to an old barn and does have a nice saloon feel to it, but that's where the glory ends and the pain begins.
First off, I want to start with the Queso Fundido. This was by far the best food we had today. The chips had a nice toasted corn taste and the queso was more than reasonable in taste, though it could have been just a little bit thinner. - 4/5
Second, my entree, for which I chose the half rack of ribs after our server Christi mentioned they had just gotten a new source (or something along those lines); more on her later.
These ribs were akin to jerky and very tough to handle with little flavour. The barbecue sauce that came along with them started off decent, but had a particularly unpleasant vinegar aftertaste. These ribs are probably next to the worst I have ever had. They were completely inedible and to top it all off, my mother tried the sauce and almost puked. - 1/5
For my sides, I chose fried okra and potato salad. They came with coleslaw as a standard.
Starting with the okra, I want to say that it was merely slightly below average and definitely not fresh. I found the okra to be without seasoning and quite frankly, a little bit tough. - 2/5
The potato salad was at least average. It's just lacking that extra oomph to it overall, but I was able to eat it. - 2.5/5
The coleslaw was honestly fowl and the worst coleslaw I have ever had. I was left with some kind of strange sour, bitter, and spicy taste in my mouth that left me spitting it out in a hurry. - 1/5
Due to the nature of things, I wanted to also touch on my mother's food. She ordered the hamburger steak with potato salad and french fries.
The hamburger steak itself was decent and actually edible, but by this point, we were just tired and wanted to leave. We could tell that it wasn't the best grade of meat for the job. Three out of five stars. The onions helped a lot. - 3/5
The french fries were also decent, coming with what I can guess is a paprika based seasoning. They needed to be crispier, but at least they were edible. - 2.5/5
For the potato salad, see above.
Next to last, we have our drinks, consisting of two (or what should have been two) Pistol Peach cocktails and a Honky Tonk ale. The cocktail was amazing and the beer was pretty good, but could have been colder. - 5/5
Lastly, our server. Christi is a fun personality and helped carry an extra star for you today, but she was not without fault. On top of forgetting my mother's drink (one of the Pistol Peach cocktails above), she had a little bit of attitude to display when we were talking about our unpleasant experience with the food, but I feel I can chalk that up to a fear that we would blame her for the food's poor quality and forgive her. Christi gets a four out of five star rating as our server today. - 4/5
Overall, Hochatown Saloon you look promising, but you're largely a disappointment. You have food that is either subpar or sickening. To top it off, the prices do not match the quality and you are very lucky to receive a two out of five star review today. Your drinks, Queso Fundido, our server, and a few items being edible carried you to this two out of five star rating.
Currently, we have no plans to return, pending drastic change to food quality. Your drinks simply aren't enough when Mountain Fork Brewery and so many other places exist. read more