“EDIT HAS BEEN ADDED AT THE END! Thank you Rick Slone.Sandhill used to be one of my partners favorite places to dine. We go out two to three times per week so had gone there often. Suddenly awhile ago we would go during regular hours to find their big neon open sign on but the doors were locked. So we stopped going there. On 2/28 a group of friends were meeting there and said the place was under new ownership so we decided to give it another try. The food was decent and we enjoyed ourselves. When the bill arrived I thought “wow, the beer must be really expensive because our food wasn’t that much but that seems to be the price of dining out these days” I added what amounted to be a 23% tip because I always give 20% and round up to the nearest dollar. When I got home I happened to look at my receipt before tossing it to see how much the beer actually was. It was $3 each, so not exorbitantly expensive. What I was surprised to see was they had already added a 20% gratuity to the amount. This brought my total tip on what the actual price of our order was to 49%! I have been to restaurants where they do this with groups but they make announcement at the table that gratuity has already been added. No such announcement was made. On the 29th I stopped by the place to talk with the owner. They were not present but the bartender said she would have them call me. A few hours later I received a call from Bennett, she was extremely rude and even hostile from the start. She informed me it’s posted on the front that a tip is added to all parties over 8 people. I explained that most people don’t read signs and furthermore I did not open the door, someone was entering in front of me and held the door. I also stated that any place I have been where the tip is already added the wait staff makes an announcement to the table that gratuity is already added. With her voice raised she informed me that the sign is on the front because the waitress doesn’t have time to make an announcement. I thought that was pretty lame but said if the staff isn’t going to tell you then it should be put on the menu where people will actually see it. She stated that there’s no room on the menu and yelled at me, “You know our waitresses only make $5 an hour not $12?!” I stated that I am aware that wait staff are underpaid, that is why I always tip 20%. What I was thinking but did not state was that I do not believe I need to make up for the current system of low wages and tipping by tipping what wound up being 49% on our actual total. She yelled at me, “I have already apologized what do you want me to do?!” Well, actually she had never apologized, she gave me excuses while using a raised voice and hostile attitude. I told her I wanted some of my money back but what I had actually wanted when talking to them was for them to understand that they should in fact tell people when they have already added the gratuity and to be decent and even apologize. All I received was hostility and excuses. After that I was so so furious I only said I wanted some of my money back because I was too polite to say what I was actually thinking. A place could have the best food in the world but if they treat their customers poorly they will not be getting my business. So I guess this is forewarning, if you choose to dine here, check your bill thoroughly and I hope you get better treatment than we did.EDITED TO ADD: 3/3/24 I received a call from Rick today, the actual owner of the restaurant and have changed my review from 1 star to 4 stars. He had heard what happened from another member in our group and was quite upset about the whole situation. He purchased the place a month ago and has been working to turn it around. He talked to me about all of my concerns and assured me things will be changing. He has definitely taken care of us and we will be returning.“
“This is a local spot for me. As many times that I've been here, I was shocked to see I hadn't Yelped about it. Today was during the Blues Festival downtown Marshall. I was planning on spending the day (and night) listening to good music, eating stuff I shouldn't, and drinking sub-par beer from a beer tent. I thought I should start it out with something good and positive before I filled it with regret. Dark Horse has lots of things going for it. Indoors and outdoors. Food and drink. If you are Yelping now, and it's a weekend, you got to stop by. Everything on the menu is good, but for me the pizza is where they shine. If it's the weekend and you're not looking for pizza and beer, you need punched in the face. Go with a flight to make sure you narrow it down to something delicious for the evening. You sell yourself short if you only try one beer. If you come in asking for something like a Budweiser or Coors, punch yourself again. This isn't that place. Grab some merchandise before you leave.“
“Ordered in. One XL Marshall hand-tossed, One L Chicken Bacon Ranch hand-tossed, One gluten free hand-tossed with sauce, pepperoni, and ham. One Garden Salad. BLUPF- Ready in 20 minutes, and everything was nearly perfect. One slice of the CBR had a very large air bubble in a slice. 99.9%. Pizza and salad were hot and very tasty. Oh, by the way. 50% off bill (happy hour deal) $64 down to $32. Great job. Todd“
“We were pleasantly surprised with the service and pizza here,June 19,2023 a little after 9pm and it does not take them long at all to get your food out to you, between the four of us we had a Flatbread Pizza and Chicken Club Sub, everything was fresh and made to order, we were so glad we went in all of the staff was very polite and helpful, the prices are great and it is right across the street from the Holiday Inn Express. I will post pictures of the menu and the food we ordered, which I remember to do after have already taken bites out of our food , don’t miss out on this place we were at Hungry Howie’s 15252 US Highway 27N, Marshall, Mi“
“We revisited PJs and were not disappointed! We ordered the Gobbler and the Famous Pastrami hot sandwiches for lunch. Ingrediants were freah, breads tender and tasty and the meats drool worthy. The food still great and staff all warm and friendly.“