. "2012-10-30T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "0"^^ . "Last night was my 5th (and final) visit to Steve's. They do not take reservations on Saturday so we had an hour wait. Getting a drink at the bar is always a hassle while waiting for a table because the bar seats are always filled with locals slugging down Bud light and talking (very loudly) about the latest innovations in tractors and such. And btw - the place is LOUD - the gigantic man and his wife (dressed in matching cammo sweatshirts) assumed we cared about the kids as the new truck.\n\nWhen we were seated, the server pointed to a pile of dog eared - dirty old menus that look like they belong in a Denny's counter - not at a restaurant claiming to be a steak and seafood hotspot.\n\nThere were 7 of us and dinners were brought out a little at a time - total time from plate 1 to plate 7 was almost 10 minutes - so we all sat there watching our food get cold while we waited for the final guest to receive her dinner. We asked 3 people where the final plate was and all three barked at us that it was coming soon. I had shrimp that looked and tasted as if it was purchased at GFS and the flavorless, football sized baked potatoes were obviously grown on the property of a nuclear power plant.\n\nMy daughter ordered a medium well done steak that was brought out rare and cold. When the server finally came back to check on us everyone was finished with their meals and my daughter sat with a raw cold steak. I told the server and she offered to \"either throw it on the grill for a bit or box it up\" to take it home (and feed it to the neighbor's dog I guess. I asked that it simply be taken off of the bill and she left to discuss this incredibly complicated request with the manager and owner. When she returned I was told that since my daughter ate her salad they would give us half off of her meal and I asked to see the manager.\n\nShe came back as told me that she spoke to the manager and the owner - as she described him - \"the heavyset guy by the door\" and they said no that the best they could do was offer half of of her meal. Neither the owner or the manager found the time in their busy schedules to visit our table even though I asked - nicely.\n\nSo I paid and tipped my 20% as I don't feel as though the fact the place is run like a ponderosa steak house was her fault. But I did walk up front to see the manager or owner both of whom apparently disappeared and no one could seem to find them.\n\nThe bottom line - it's a so-so place pretending to be something worthy of the prices deserved by actual steakhouses with professional wait/bar/management staff. If you like a place with witty (or so these people think) signs hanging everywhere with sayings about not putting your butts in the urinal and other classy rural gems and food on par with the Golden Corral - then this is your place. If you want actual quality meals and professional staffs - head south a few more miles to the Main Street or some of the other places in Medina.\n\nNE Ohio is home to some FANTASTIC places to eat - Steve's Dakota is NOT one of them - they could be - but they don't care to be more than what they are..."^^ . "1"^^ . "4"^^ . . .