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| - After an unsuccessful Yelper excursion attempt to Pike's for late night desserts, I decided to stop by for lunch today instead.
The atmosphere is interesting. It's casual and quaint, but set in a somewhat industrial styled brick building. Picture old wooden booths with coat hooks and large gilded mirrors set against a ceiling of exposed air ducts and dropped track lighting.
We were greeted warmly at the door, guided to our table quickly and our orders were taken promptly.
Their menu selection features traditional American favorites, some with Southern twists. Choose your own fixin's style burgers, meatloaf sandwiches, chicken tenders are just some of the selections. Their "made from scratch" soups caught my eye, but today's selection was potato bacon and sounded a little too heavy for my tastes.
Our food was delivered within a reasonable time frame. My cheeseburger was good, somewhere between the mark of Five Guys and Penguin's. Fries were crisp, without the taste of old frying oil (my pet peeve). My husband's turkey burger was pretty tasty, seasoned with plenty of flavored seasoning salt.
We finished lunch with the Tollhouse Pie, a chocolate chip cookie baked in a pie crust, topped with vanilla ice cream and fudge. It tasted just as I hoped. Warm, chocolaty, rich, but balanced by the ice cream - an American classic.
My one criticism would be the restrooms which are in dire need of remodeling. I shudder if the old adage of judging a restaurant by their bathroom is really true. At any rate, the dining room atmosphere, food and dessert were all enjoyable.
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