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| - After a rather exhausting morning of errands, and before I returned home, I needed to grab some food. Being in Monroeville and racking my brain where to go in this mecca of fast food and after looking for over a half hour, I kind of just stumbled upon Wooden Nickel. In fact I had just come out of Petco and was sitting in my car contemplating whether I should take the road right outside the store or cut through the adjoining parking lot that was shared with a fast casual chain and this hidden gem. When I saw it, I thought what the hell, give it a try. So glad I did.
I use to frequent Monroeville a lot years ago, especially when I lived right outside the general shopping area, and I never stepped foot in here, been by it a million times, but never actually inside. The outside, to me, doesn't look so glamorous. But as I got out and took the walkway up to the door I thought to myself, "Man, I'm way under dressed to be coming in here." That did not matter though, once I got inside and noticed that by my watch I was in between the lunch hour and dinner rush it was not busy and there was actually one dining party in the section I was seated and they too were in their casual clothes. As I said in my one picture this place is elegant without that pretentious feel.
Every interaction I had with an employee here was a pleasant one. When I was first greeted at the host stand the lady was so pleasant. Chit chatting away all the way to the table. Cluing me in on some of the hot dishes and just chatting about how nice the weather has been, smiling all the while. Once my server showed up that pleasantness continued. Polite and courteous, never stammering when I asked a question and fast on her feet.
The menu wasn't a huge one to look over, but it still took me a few minutes to make it through the descriptions. I started out with a side salad which is a simple green salad with diced cucumbers and tomatoes with a few cuts of onions, ranch dressing to drizzled on top, perfect way to start the meal. I ended up picking the entree called Not Your Mama's Meatloaf. This thing was a behemoth. It all starts with a nice thick piece of toasted bread covered in melted cheese, next comes an equally thick cut of meatloaf that is wrapped in Applewood-smoked bacon. Seasoned to perfection and fall apart when you finally put it in your mouth. But it doesn't stop there, a generous amount of whipped potatoes sit on top of that and then add a heaping amount of frizzled onions. All topped off with a drizzle of smokey BBQ sauce. Each bite kept me coming back for more. I wanted to devour this but not look like a monster doing it. It was that good, I would come back just for this meal again.
The price tag may come off as higher than usual, but in all honesty after thinking about it, and eating at many other places, the price tag is right in line. Credit accepted, wonderful experience, I highly recommend.
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