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| - Let's start with the food: Wow! Creative takes on food we all expect at a traditional American place like this. We started with the cheesesteak egg rolls, which honestly surprised me with how good they were. My son ordered the Trail House Grilled Cheese, and I ordered the Meatloaf. Both some of the best items I've gotten off a menu in a very long time. The grilled cheese is definitely not what you'd typically expect, or at least not what I'd normally think of when I think grilled cheese. Take two thick pieces of bread and stuff them full of macaroni and cheese and pulled pork and you've got this sandwich. The meatloaf wasn't anything necessarily unusual but it was equally as delicious. All in all, the food was great.
Now let's talk about the service: Meh. We arrived around 4:20 on a Tuesday night. Definitely not a busy time for most restaurants for sure. We were seated and told that they'd have to find our server. A few minutes later a guy came by and said he wasn't our server but would get our drinks. Once our server did appear she was definitely friendly and helped me to make a decision on what to try. Our appetizer came out quickly but, as is a pet peeve of mine, our entrees were also soon to follow. After our food had arrived we didn't see our server again (well, at our table) until we were not only done eating, but empty on drinks and ready for boxes and the check. Even still, when she came it was only to drop off a refill. We sat for a good 20 minutes between being done with our meal and finally having the opportunity to ask for boxes and the check. To be fair, she appeared a little overwhelmed as she had the entire floor to herself (including the tables in the bar area). In other words, blame the lack of exceptional service on poor staffing at the time we came.
Overall, we will definitely be coming back and I'd recommend the same to anyone else as the food really shines but, hopefully next time there are some more folks on the floor.
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