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| - If you love the ambiance of divorced people out trying to spread their seed for another round of broken children, this is the spot for you.
We walked into the Trail House on a Saturday, trying this place for the first time after we had been to the previous residence of this space and left disappointed. When we walked in the door, I was overwhelmed by an echo chamber of a thousands conversatons each trying to drown out the next.
As soon as we sat down, a bartender walked over to brief us that our server was busy and she would be happy to take our drink order, we promptly ordered one as well as an appetizer of Fried Pickles. I ordered a Sugar Creek Belgian Dubbel, it arrived quickly but seemed flat and neglected. The Fried Pickles were quickly dropped off at the table but we lacked silverware and a napkin, so I had no where to wipe my greasy fingers. It was another 8 mintes until our waitress finally arrived she had been tending a party of 8 teenage girls, who I hope don't have children. The fried pickles were less than stellar. But she did finally get me a napkin.
The décor of the Trail House is really appropriate. The wooden like panels give it a Western feel, black and white pictures decorate the room of various Indian Trail sites, like the Highway 74 sign.
My wife and I split a French Onion soup, and it was the most delicious French Onion soup I ever had. If I was coming to this place for French Onion soup alone, then I would have given it 11 stars.
My entre was the Cajun Penne Pasta, and it had carrots in it. Who puts Carrots in a Cajun Pasta? You ever been to Louisiana and said, toss me some carrots in this delicious Cajun meal? You get carrots in your Cajun pasta when your veggies come from a veggie medley bag from the Harris Teeter across the street. Who we kidding, it was Food Lion, not HT.
My wife's order was the Cuban with the French fries. The fries were warm and crispy, but the Cuban, was soggy, imbalanced, and disappointing, like Ted Cruz.
I wrapped up this disappointment with an Olde Fashioned, which was tasty.
My final verdict, this is a great place to meet strangers for a couple of drinks if you are drinking the hard stuff or a botteled beer. Lots of TV's, a great patio, all sorts of strange, but if you are looking for a delicious meal, just walk over to the Pizza place.
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