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| - Bar Louie is a poor option in Crocker Park. Want Applebees level food at a higher price? Ok, check out Bar Louie. Otherwise, skip it and go to one of the other chain options (with better food). Went here for lunch today, a Monday, with my boss.
I haven't been to a Bar Louie since a random drinking binge barcrawl in 2005 as a grad student at Illinois - and I probably should have kept up that streak.
Pros:
- Service was fine. Nothing special, but OK.
- The dining room is nice. Great garage doors that open up in the summer and probably make it a good place for a happy hour beer or two.
Cons:
- The food was passable, but at $10+ for a burger and side, I expect more than a pre-formed frozen patty and some basic toppings.
- My side, black beans and rice, had obviously been sitting around for a couple days. After raising the issue to the server, she took it and subbed a side salad, but I could tell the rice was dried out and reheated at a glance. Should have never even been served.
- The side salad was a joke. It was a handful of cruddy lettuce, a few tomato bits, and a few cucumber bits. Not fresh, not made up - just thrown together haphazardly.
Overall, it's a subpar restaurant with bleh food at high prices. Check out somewhere different and save some cash.
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