Quality 4/5
Service 5/5
ambiance 5/5
Value 4.5/5
I've come here twice and will be coming again if I get sent out from California again.
The quality here is pretty good. The blackened walleye is cooked well. The texture isn't too dry or too raw - just right. The flavour is rich on the side of salty. If salty ain't your thang just brush off some of the blackened part and you're good.
The second time I've been here I had the porterhouse veal. It was delicious w the red wine sauce. My only complaint was there wasn't more, but I probably couldn't have finished it if there was anyways.
The garlic butter noodles were amazing. It's not overly garlic or overly buttery until you get to the last few bites. Think of it like ice cream, the last few bites are blanketed in sauce.
The house salad was a typical salad mix but their sweet and sour dressing was good. It wasn't rich or creamy like thousand island, but rather consistency of vinaigrette. It was light and sweet flavour like watered down honey mustard so was a great way to whet my appetite for the actual meal.
Oh. The bread. It comes w a light whipped butter.
I love ice cream. Their ice cream pie dessert is great as well. The picture is of the chocolate, but I had both chocolate and coconut. I'd say the coconut is better (less of a fan of chocolate and cool whip and more of a coconut crumble). I don't know how exactly to describe it other than delicious. Think light ice cream pie w a crumbling crust.
The waitresses (Maureen) and owner (Beverly) were the epitome of midwestern hospitality. I came from out of state and stood out like a sore thumb. They were welcoming and you can have a decent genuine conversation. My second time back they remembered me and everything (a week and a half in between). Extremely friendly staff.
The place feels like home almost. Actually more like grandmas house for a thanksgiving dinner. It's warm and inviting with some homey touches around (old photos and chimney for one).
Meals were not the cheapest but you pay for the quality. Fresh catch fish + a glass of wine + dessert will run you around $35. Not too bad in the grand scheme of it all and you'll leave full. I left feeling like I ate 25 McNuggets after everything.