Carl's is one of our goto spots on a late night when we don't feel like cooking. I came here just to grab a soup and salad and ended up drinking some new beers.
I ordered a caesar salad with light dressing, sometimes they add too much if you don't tell tem before hand. It comes premixed so you don't have to toss the salad at your table. I got a small because i wasn't that hungry but the plate was way bigger than i thought it would be. Like bigger than what wendy's considers to be a full portion salad :). I gobbled it down while waiting for some chili. They don't have any soups other than chili which was a bummer and most of the foods is bar food. Fried appetizers. about 20 sandwiches and pizza and a few entree's. My hubby ordered the hot turkey with mash potatoes. he said he was eating light bu then orders gravy on everything lol!
My chili arrived with his meal and we both dug in. I'm not a huge fan of chili but i was craving something warm and soup like. This chili was amazing. Some of the best I've had. It was a nice thick base too not all watery like some i've had in the past. I love the fact that the kidney beans didn't have that overpowering flavor but were rather subtle. There was plenty of meat and a few peppers to make it a wholesome meal. I added some onions and cheese and boy did this chili take off. I love how thick it is that i can actually take a bit of the meat and beans and savor the flavor! My hubby loved his hot turkey. it came with plenty of meat between two white bread slices and a good pile of mash! The gravy is pretty good too but not sure if it's homemade or not. The chili was homemade for sure.
We tried some new brews while we were here. I grabbed a Yards Brawler and a stout who's name i can't remember. They went down really easily with our meals. They have some trivia cards on the table that we played with but most of the questions were out of our league. the place mat had some sports questions as well which was really fun. We ended up playing that after eating which gave our food time to settle as we drank.
The dining area is kinda small, only 6 booths and one table that shares the back booth wall. THey do have a bar with more seating. On the other side of the kitchen. They have a patio that is open to sit at and when the weather is warm they open up the garage style door for fresh air. This is the first restaurant off the monroeville exit. It's on the right hand side at light, just across from shop n save. Try it, you'll like it!!