Okay I really wanted to like this place! I live in Ripley, but Im from Charleston originally so when I can patronize a new restaurant I try too!!
So, we chose Mother's Day and I knew it would be packed. We got there about 2:20pm. So, it was after Church Rush Hour!
On street parking was easy enough to find about 1/2 block up the street in front of the OLD LYRIC THEATER!
Outside is very inviting! I had driven by it a few times before and knew it was in the old CHRIS'S HOT DOG Building on W Washington Street.
Went inside and NO ONE was at the Hostess station. We stood there about 8 minutes, made EYE CONTACT w 3 different members of waitstaff...NOT ONE OF THEM ACKNOWLEDGED OUR PRESENCE!! NO welcome someone will be with you shortly or Even a Hi or Hello!!
Finally, this lady about mid 20 something in street clothing, no company tshirt like the rest approached! Again, NOTHING, Not even a Smile! Not an excuse me, or I will be right with you!!
She made a cellphone call and said "Someone in your party left their phone" I thought Okay, she wanted to catch them before they got too far away! When she hung up....crickets!!! Nothing like my hubby and I were invisible. I knew any minute he was going to walk out that door!! I said, "Excuse me, Party of 2!" She said "Oh, one minute I need to call someone to ket them know we can seat them now", I gave her a (very disgruntled look) she said "Then we should be able to seat you!"
She got 2 incoming calls and then made her call, then still not saying anything to us went over to clean a 4 Top for the call she made!! She started cleaning a 2nd table, I assumed for us!! I wanted to usher my hubby to the table before he refused to eat here! We sat down and she NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED US...NO SILVERWARE NO MENUS!!
A party of 3 was seated at thev4 Top she cleaned beside us! They were given menus, silverware and asked their drink order...again crickets for us!! This waitress was walking by and I said " Excuse me! Can we get menus? Or do we need to go somewhere else??" She said, "NO one has waited on you?" I said "NO apparently we are invisible today!" She hurried away and returned with menus and silverware.
Meanwhile, the neighboring table was getting their drinks and appetizers, it is NOW 3PM, 40 minutes since we walked in the door.
My husband said "I'm ready to leave!" I asked him to give them one more chance. Finally a waitress approached introduced herself as "Autumn" and took our drink order!
We both ordered Tea, mine was half cut and his was sweet. They serve NO BEER OR ALCOHOL
Another deal breaker for my hubby!!
His was way too sweet so we asked Autumn to dump out half and make it half cut also.
She promptly returned and took our order, Small Detroit Sicilian Supreme minus Green Peppers and a order of Garlic Knots Plain w Marinara sauce.
First came the Garlic Knots! They were more like Garlic Balls but they were very good! Could have used more butter & garlic and maybe some fresh Basil sprinkled on them w Parmesan Cheese but definitely eatable! The bread had a great taste and cost $6.99 on the menu.
Next came our Detroit Style Sicilian Supreme pizza cooked the way we ordered it. It cost $15.99 Very cheesy and plenty of sauce. Autumn stopped by several times to check on us. I was also given a free dessert for mother's day (very nice)
I chose the Italian Lemon w Cheesecake feeling to take home! Autumn brought us to go boxes and I asked for Marinara to go for the Garlic Knots. Our check was $30.99 w taxes and fees! I gave her a 20% tip.
Will I go back? Maybe!! I will definitely not make the 44 mile trip one-way again to be ignored and I felt mistreated! The food was good, room for improvement always, but it was good. It was sad to see they tore out the gorgeous vintage Oak Wood High-back Booths that was once part of the original decor but I was glad to see the original marble bar! Interior was okay! But the Hostess serve was HORRIBLE!! No managers stopping by to check on us...so I'm sorry I can not recommend!! But I gave them 3 out of 5, would have been lower BUT AUTUMN SAVED MY MOTHER'S DAY MEAL!! THANK YOU AUTUMN!!! read more