One of my few complaints about Union Social is the volume of noise. We have dinned with friends…read moreand older family members. Eating in the front area...especially in the open area is really unpleasant. It's loud. The TV's are loud. You can't talk and enjoy the conversation. On this trip...we dinned in the "back" room. What a difference! The noise level was minimal. We asked the waitress to turn down the volume and she did. This allowed us to enjoy our conversation and dinner. Great job done by our waitress Zhoee. She was patient, professional, friendly and very helpful to the older members of our party. She was responsive to the loud speakers we were asked to turn them down. Zhoee kept the refills coming while serving us well!! We started started with the Cuban quesadillas. This is really a MUST try. The meat is very flavorful. The pickled onions and sauce inside the quesadilla are delicious!! I particularly like the house salads. They are very fresh and attractive. Plenty of side veggies and crunchy/boldly garlic flavored croutons. I tried the Thai ginger dressing this time. I loved the mild flavors. You could pick up the hints of peanut sauce and ginger coming through. It is moderate in consistency and delicious! I've never had their Mac & cheese so we gave it a try. A nice thick and creamy white cheese sauce. The cavatappi style noodles were perfectly cooked! The cheese stuck to the noodles beautifully. The cheese sauce was so tasty that you almost wanted to like the bowl. On this trip I went with the wings and dry rub seasoning. Nothing else on the menu appealed to me that visit. I got six small to medium sized wings in this order. The insides were fully white without being tough or dry. The skin was a bit crunchy so I'm sure they were fried. The dry rub has a mild traditional BBQ flavor. The wings were really coated in dry rub. I don't think there was a speck of skin showing through. At times I felt like I was eating more dry rub than chicken. The rub comes off very salty - which I liked. It didn't have an after taste burn - which I also liked. The BBQ was pleasant and flavorful to taste. The volume of rub was just a bit overwhelming - at least to me.

Food was flavorful and brought out quickly. Great brunch menu, food and drink. Staff was friendly…read moreand helpful.

Well the signature cocktails are amazing try the prohibition B. the staff are fantastic this is an…read moreall local bar meaning that all the cocktails and their ingredients are locally sourced it's a fantastic place just to sit and have a drink with friends

Hideout 125 is easily one of our FAVORITE places in Fort Wayne! The food is consistently excellent,…read morethe drinks are great, and we've always had fantastic service. It has a fun atmosphere while still being perfect for a nice dinner or date night. One of my personal favorites is the steak and eggs, and I love that you can get it during both brunch AND lunch! There are so many great choices on the menu, though, and everything we've tried has been delicious. And you HAVE to try the carrot cake. It is GINORMOUS and absolutely delicious! Definitely big enough to share--or eat some there and take the rest home for later, which is usually the better plan. We really love this place and have never been disappointed. Great food, great drinks, great service, and just an all-around great Fort Wayne restaurant. Definitely one of our favorites and a place we highly recommend!

We had a Saturday night reservation at Hideout 125, and the experience was excellent from start to…read morefinish. The restaurant had a wonderfully lively atmosphere, yet it never felt too loud or overwhelming. Our server, Caity, was fantastic. She went above and beyond to make us feel welcome, and her hospitality made our evening very special. EVERYTHING she suggested was perfection. We had and enjoyed their signature Crab Cakes, Sea Bass, and Beignets. If drinking alcohol try the marvelous Old Fashioned, and if not drinking alcohol try the refreshing Lemon Meringue. Caity made our night unforgettable. 1,000 stars all the way! We will definitely be back.

Sunday Brunch! If your Bloody Mary doesn't come with breakfast, is it even brunch?…read more Famous Bloody Mary with Nashville hot chicken biscuit and candied bacon.

Went w/friends who had been to Charlie's before. Our first time. It was a pleasant evening sitting…read moreoutside on the very large patio, with a couple providing very nice, easy-listening live music on the outdoor stage area. Seating was very comfortable. Service was friendly but a little slow this night. We ordered their lobster rangoon flatbread to share, prior to our entrees, and that turned out to be the only dish i remembered to take a pic of. The photo shows just a half portion of the flatbread, and you can see that it was generously sized! Pretty tasty, but sweeter than expected, and one had to really hunt for any tiny little lobster pieces. Our table had 2 black and bleu burgers w/really good fries; the brisket grilled cheese, which our friend said was delicious, w/fries; and the ala-carte tacos which were amply filled but needed seasoning desperately. No accompanying salsa, and no crispy chips or other sides. Each taco came on its own separate tiny plate, so they cooled very quickly.

We've been to Black Canyon several times and the food is always great! It's one of our favorite…read moreplaces to stop for happy hour--the bar area gets PACKED, but it's always a fun, lively atmosphere. I've also had a business holiday dinner here with a larger group and had a great experience. The food was excellent and the service was just as good, even with a busy restaurant and a larger party. Definitely a great Fort Wayne spot whether you're looking for drinks and happy hour, a nice dinner, or somewhere for a group. I would recommend making reservations for dinner though because this place can get busy! We'll definitely be back!

First time to Sunday brunch and glad we tried it. The brunch menu is small but big enough to find…read moreone of your breakfast favorites. BC also offers the regular menu at brunch. All the excellent things still exist on a Sunday morning. Same great service and relaxing/casual dining atmosphere. On this Sunday we did not make reservations in advance. I don't know if you really need them or not for Sunday brunch. My wife had the eggs Benedict. She loved the fresh tastes and perfectly cooked eggs. The hollandaise sauce blended all the flavors nicely. She said it had a little kick up it also. I had the chef's special breakfast chorizo burrito. I really liked the brown sauce. The wrapper was soft and easily cut. The chorizo was fairly mild - no spicy kick. The eggs were tender. The fried potatoes provided a nice crisp on the inside.

Still clean, friendly and well maintained…read more The Trigger fish tender appetizer is very good. Flakey white fish. Very tender with no fishy taste. Nice thin breading that accents the fish. My wife really liked the shrimp tacos. My seafood Mac & cheese was dominated by Old Bay seasoning taste - overly salty. There was several pieces of seafood - I would expected slightly more. Noodles were nicely cooked. The cheese sauce lost its flavor to the Old Bay area dining. The garlic bread was nice and buttery with a slight garlic flavor. Outsides were pretty crunchy but the insides were softer.

One of our favorite weekend restaurants. Food is always delicious, good portions, fresh, and…read moreservice is great. Our server Makenna was very polite and friendly. We sat at the bar and it was a great environment. We ordered the potatoes skins. My wife had the moose flatbread which was crispy and delicious. I had the gyro and it was amazing. Certainly will continue coming back!

Coyote Creek Bar & Grill (Hillegas Road) - pizza and a patio with a view!…read more We love to dine at the Coyote Creek's patio on a summer's evening. It's a covered patio and over looks the 18th hole (see picture). The cover blocks the sun and allows a cool relaxing breeze to flow in. Very nice! This was actually the first time I have ever tried their pizza. I've been here with others who have ordered pizza and liked it. I was always reluctant to try it because they appear to over cook the crust often. Definitely not this time though! I have included the regular pizza menu. They only have about five specialty pizzas to pick from. Their 16 inch selections will generally run you about $20. On this occasion...the special of the month was a cheeseburger pizza. It sounded good so I gave it a try! The cheeseburger pizza crust was very light and soft with a slightly baked crisp. It has a bit of a floury taste. The inside tended to mimic a biscuit flavor and texture. I liked it. No buttery coating or seasoning. Just some stray cheese pieces. I can't describe their normal tomato based pizza sauce. This pizza came with "special sauce" to accent a cheeseburger flavor. The sauce was light, thin and didn't dominate the taste. I found out they use their homemade 1000 Island dressing for the sauce. It did mimic a McDonald's Big Mac special sauce - just not as zingy. I was concerned that the sauce would grow old fast as I worked on 16 inches of pizza. It did not as it wasn't very strong tasting. There wasn't a lot of ground beef to dominate the taste. There was plenty of mozzarella cheese and some cheddar cheese accents. This gave it a nice gooey pull apart string. The dill pickles were very thin and mild in dill taste. Cold Pizza Test - the crust got only a little tougher while the biscuit flavor stepped forward. It was still moist to taste and easy to pick up and eat/chew. The special sauce and onions also started to come out more as it seemed to marinate a bit more. The rest of the toppings and cheese kind of fell flat in taste when cold. I liked the cold cheeseburger pizza option too! Overall...I loved the view and was glad I tried the cheeseburger pizza.

The food is great! We shared an appetizer sampler and a couple sliders. Everything was delicious!…read moreThe kitchen was short staffed, and the wait was a little longer than normal, but the food made it worth it, and our waitress was a doll, and checked in often despite most of the tables being full. The restaurant sits on a golf course, and the views are excellent. The restaurant is nice, in a classic way,which I adore. Take out is excellent, but we love dining in!

Arena Bar & Grill - home for thin crust lovers. And if you need a deal...then order on Sundays…read morewhen a 16" is $14 all day. If love thin crust, then you need to make the trip out to Arena B&G at DuPont & Lima Roads. Arena does have a very good thin crust pizza. The crust is saltine cracker thick. The bottom is cooked so that it is flour white and soft...but stiff enough to pick up an individual square. The edges are cooked with a slight golden brown and crisp. The crust doesn't have any accents like butter, garlic or seasoning. Just plain pizza dough. The sauce the is slightly sweet and has a thicker consistency. Arena apllies a decent amount of sauce covers the pizza well and moistens it up a bit. I like the little bit stronger tomato flavor without a dominating spicy taste. There were enough toppings to create that single layer across the pizza. They aren't piled up such that you toppings on top of toppings on top of toppings. Just the right amount. The veggies were crisp and fresh. I would have liked to had more meat and more of an Italian favoring. Still good stuff! As for the cold pizza test...it was still moist enough to bite into the next day...the crispy crusts were still pleasantly crispy. The toppings tend to lose much of their zippy flavor. Though the veggies are still crisp. We ordered a side of cheese bread. The bread is a slice of Texas toast..so it is thick. They grill it so it has some nice buttery grill marks on the bottom. The edges are still soft. The inside breading has a nice buttery-garlic taste. The mozzarella is piled on nicely. Good cheesy taste overall! Overall, Arena Bar & Grill should be on your destination list if you are a thin crust lover. It's a busy place if you plan to dine in. Service is usually pretty friendly and spot on. They also have really good wings!

Great Black and Blue Burger, cold beer and excellent…read moreservice It doesn't get better than that.