This is our second visit to Helsteins. They don't take reservations on Friday and Saturday making it harder to plan to eat there before a show but we tried our luck and it was on our side. We were able to get a table without too much wait at about 6-6:!5 on a Saturday night. Opentable must have gotten an upgrade since I used it last and now it will text you when your table is ready, gotta love technology!
We of course had an alcoholic milkshake, we had the Cereal Bowl. YUM!
We got the friend pickles, which were so yummy. I love the spears and I love that the coating did not fall off after the first bit. The sauce they are served with was good as well. I had the California Turkey Burger, tomato, avocado, pepper jack, russian dressing. It was really good and so big. I could have finished it but I resisted! The BF got the Rising Sun and he said it was good, he finished it all. We also got Sweet Potato Fries, which can never be wrong.
The service was good and friendly and attentive.
My beef with this visit was that they allowed a completely inebriated guy and his friend dine in the restaurant. The manager kept an eye on him from a far but he was literally heaving as if he was going to be sick. Not what I want to see while I'm trying to enjoy my meal. They would have gotten 5 stars otherwise.
I'll be back and this time I will ask for my locals discount, which the hostess could have told me when I checked in and gave her my local phone number.