I had been to Cooperstown before and thought the food was "ok". I had ordered a pulled pork sandwich that was way too big and costs way too much. I didn't think I'd be back. However, I was babysitting my friends nephews this weekend and we both though it would be a hoot to tell the 5 year old we are going to grab a hot dog.
He is a picky eater so we didn't feed him lunch and when he said he was hungry we headed on over to Cooperstown.
We ordered our sodas and the 5 year old drank his in about 2 minutes. When we asked him if he wanted a hot dog he decided against it...bummer! So we ordered him a couple of sliders and the other nephew got the Mike Myers.
Me and my friend ordered the hot dog just to see what the 5 year old thought.
Anyway, along comes the food. The 5 year old said "What the heck is that? That's a really big hot dog!". And that was that.
The other nephew, age 12, got his Mike Myers and took about one bite out of it. He didn't like it much and I don't really blame him. I examined the sandwich only to find that the BBQ sauce on it was all dried up on the meat. The grilled pork loin appeared to be the only fresh meat on the sandwich. Ah well, 14 dollar sandwich down the drain.
The 5 year old took a tiny bite out of his dry hamburger slider and ate a couple of fries. The fries were just like Burger King fries...not so yummy.
Me and my friend started eating the hot dog which had shredded cheese, bacon and pickles. Each side is a dollar, by t he way. Anyway....it tasted good for the first few bites but after that I was overwhelmed by the saltiness of the hot dog. Way too salty.
50 dollars later I walked out with 3 take home containers and 4 people that were still hungry because they couldn't eat the food.
On to the ambiance; they sat us very close to the entrance/exit to the kitchen which is also near the bar. They had 4 TV's going and the music was blaring. We couldn't even hear each other talking. I don't know why they had to have the music so loud...it was just annoying.
Oh, and I had to pay 5 bucks to park since there was something going on downtown....what a pain.
I really think I am going to steer clear of this tourist trap from here on in. If you want some really good BBQ, head to Bobby Q's up north.