My stomach is still not right after eating there two days ago. My sister-in-law was sick all day yesterday as well. I'm not a fan of the Nitty Gritty but for some reason my family wanted to come here. We were seated upstairs even though the restaurant was empty at 11a on a Saturday. The waitress was friendly enough but once our orders were taken she was MIA until the food came out 25 minutes later. I had to go downstairs to refill our drinks. There must've been 15 employees there, most of them standing around. While the food tasted good, it obviously wasn't cooked properly or had some other issue I'd rather not think about. My brother ordered their fried donuts, took one bite and pushed them aside. He said they tasted just like their fries and everything else they deep fry. My cousin's burger had so much gritty sauce on it that it literally poured out of the back end when he took his first bite. My aunt ordered the same burger and hardly had any gritty sauce on hers.
Service at ANY Nitty Gritty is typically slow and spotty, even when it's not busy. I find their food to be average and way over-priced. I know it's the "Birthday Bar" but you can typically drink for free at a lot of other places with better service and food (and you don't have to stick to tap beers). Silver Eagle allows you to drink rail booze, tap beers AND they give you a free burger and birthday shot - so the Gritty's birthday specials CAN be beat.