I had been to the Thirsty Lion for lunch before, and had more positive memory of it than this dining experience would suggest (and no, I didn't drink anything at lunch). We started with the soft pretzel appetizer - that was pretty good. For dinner, I ordered the Reuben - normally, when you get a Reuben, it's ridiculously overstacked with corned beef. Not a problem at Thirsty Lion. This Reuben looked like you made it your self - kind flat. In a case of the senses complementing each other, the taste lived down to the visual, as the Reuben tasted pretty flat, too. The kraut was dull, and the Russian dressing was bland. But the fries - nope - blah. The service was pretty good. And, they had soccer on several of the TVs. Soccer. Really. At least there was a baseball game to break up the visual monotony.