Well the American Cafe is an interesting place.
It's a bit out of the way but I had seen the sign from the highway and made my way down this particular night.
It's a small parking lot and it was relatively packed. I took that as a good sign. It's not a large place. Maybe 8 tables and mostly bar seating. When I walked in, every table was empty but the bar was packed. Okay. Not typical but no problem.
I have a habit of reading Yelp reviews for a place only after I'm there and seated. I can say that as I read them the place made more sense to me. Definitely a consistent group of regulars as everyone seemed to know eat each other. I was happy to find they still had Octoberfest on Draft even though it was only two weeks before Christmas. Now that I rethink that, maybe it didn't sell well during the fall and it's just leftover? Either way it was still good and not common this late in the year.
It was wing night but the waitress recommended the BBQ sandwich. I also upgraded from chips to fries.
The sandwich was huge. Well more than 1/2lbs of pulled pork BBQ. From just a BBQ standpoint it would have been quite good on its own even without the BBQ sauce. I actually think I would have liked it better without.
The fries were clearly from frozen (not that I should have expected otherwise) and were okay. I may have been better off with the chips.
All in all I think it's pretty good place to grab a bite to eat. I will second some of the other reviews, the music is LOUD. Don't expect to easily have a conversation with someone across the table. You would need to yell to talk to the person next to you. I also agree it's probably not the restaurant for most families. Come to hang out, drink, listen to loud music, eat good (and filling) food.