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| - Hit or miss here. They get a 3 star because half the time the food is good, half the time it sucks, and twice it has actually been inedible.
I've had the pork ribs. 8/10 times they have been really good. Note that the sides suck. They are bland and flavorless. The mash potatoes and gravy have NO flavor, and the macaroni and cheese doesn't either. One time we ate here the ribs were completely inedible. The manager and waiter that night were very gracious, and refunded one of the meals and gave us a free desert. (I had chewed through the ribs, which were tough and awful).
However, we went there and ordered the chicken special, which had been smoked, and it was absolutely inedible. It tasted like eating some kind of fuel. Taste the fuel not the food? I thought that slogan was supposed to be the other way around! This time the manager was not apologetic. It was a different manager, and she actually got defensive with little quips like "Well we are really busy." OK.... didn't offer to comp our horrible chicken dinners. She admitted we were the only ones to order them that night. Each person in our party complained and said they were inedible. Bad customer service lady....
Their bar is equally hit-or-miss. It is really good (if a guy named Tim is bar tending), or is is absolutely abominable. Tim makes great drinks, and the other bartenders don't know what the heck they are doing and you will get some terrible version of your favorite cocktail. I ordered a very standard cocktail last time (Tom Collins), and the poor waitress looked at me like "what's that?".
If Tim is not bar tending, just suck it up and get a beer. It's not worth the gamble!
This place needs to learn a thing or two about constancy. I am afraid to go back because I know there is a 50/50 change I will have a good experience. For the most part, every waiter or waitress has been extremely friendly and overly nice. That is the best part about this joint.
I can't give them a 1-star because they are an independent business, and not a chain. A rare find in suburban Peoria. But their food is all that pre-packaded production grub that comes from food service companies. It is a line kitchen... so no true chef or wizardry is occuring, its just the last stop food makes in the mega-food-production chain before your toilet. If you don't know what I am talking about, read a Michael Pollan book about where your food comes from.
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