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The only positive thing I could say about this place, is that the air conditioner worked!
My Friend and I entered the place and were greeted by a gentleman who took our order at the register and informed us that the only available seating was at the bar. So we went over to the bar, where I was asked a second time what I had ordered. We then got our drinks and sat..
and sat...
and sat...
For 38 minutes without any other interaction from staff, meaning no food or drink refills. Having worked in foodservice before, I can understand being busy..I've been there, but this was too much.
Finally our food arrived and the journey went father south.
I ordered the SomePig, which as described on the menu as "Vermont cheddar, breaded pork tenderloin & fried pickles." Lets start with the breaded pork tenderloin, which was clearly made with ground pork. The fried pickles where ok, and the cheese was so minimal, I had to go searching for it. The overall sandwich was moist, but bland, although the distinctiveness of the Vermont Cheddar could have elevated it, if an ample portion was used, or perhaps the addition of some dijon mustard. But lets not forget the "house made" potato chips, which were crisp and well seasoned, however, about one in every 3 or 4 chips were old, stale and like rubber. Not even the 6 inch long black hair that mine came with could improve them. If they do make them in house, which I doubt, they need to throw away the old ones, and not mix them in with the "newer" ones.
My friend ordered a 'Merica which is made of just cheddar and some Velveeta...How can you mess that up? Well, you serve it cold after all the cheese has oozed out into the bottom of the basket and it has had enough time to re-solidify. The "beer-battered" fries were also cold and nothing to write home about either.
And lets talk about the bread...All the sandwiches are served on "Texas Toast" which is, say it with me people, just a fancy name for generic thick sliced white bread. If we had known this before hand, we would not have even gone to this place, but this is not indicated on their website, so you don't find that out until you get there. I'm sorry, but if you are trying to be upscale, you need something besides white bread! They do have Pretzel Bread as the only other option, but of course they charge extra for it.
Apparently we were not the only ones with issues, since we overheard the people sitting next to us both complaining that items were missing from their sandwiches.
Getting our checks was another adventure...The waitress had to ask again what we ordered (3rd time) and then brought me back the wrong change and someone else's check, which she then took an additional 5 minutes to correct.
I know that they just opened a couple of weeks ago, however they need to deal with their issues, or they will close quickly...
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