Went here for a quick bite with family before a play at Phoenix Theater. I was hesitant based on the reviews here about cleanliness and mediocre food, but the place is a local legend and we had to give it a try. On the way to our booth, we passed a large empty table that still had the messy remains of previous diners and wondered why the not-busy-at-all waitstaff hadn't cleaned it up yet. The food was on the high side of "just OK." The malt, ice-cream soda, and phosphates we ordered with dinner were fantastic. But, before the final curtain of the show, the cramping began for what would be a 24-hour bout of food poisoning traced back - by process of elimination - to McAlpines chicken salad. I suppose if you want a delicious soda fountain treat, this is your place. If you want to eat diner food without getting sick, go somewhere else.