We visited this place once with the previous owners, and I have to admit my husband and I were pretty grossed out. It looked extremely rundown. I could smell alcohol on the server and even the people working there looked pretty dirty, which made me wonder how the kitchen looked so we did not stay.
However, we did come back once they reopened and we were pleasantly surprised. They did a lot of remodel work in the bar area. It now looks pretty amazing. And the front dining area looks like it’s been remodeled a lot as well. The middle dining area maybe not so much. But the place definitely looked cleaner and more appealing.
We’ve been here several times now and have tried several different dishes and most of them have been really good. The only dish I can say I didn’t care for was the spaghetti because of the spaghetti sauce but the meatballs that came on the spaghetti were amazingly good. We’ve tried the ribeye steak with mashed potatoes. We’ve tried the ribeye steak with a huge baked potato., we’ve had the tuna melt for lunch, we’ve had the steak and eggs for breakfast, we’ve tried their burgers, and I absolutely love their salad bar.
After reading some of the previous reviews, it’s unfortunate to say this, but I think the reviews are most likely from past employees or other restaurants around the two or three towns here that are competing for business because the atmosphere is very pleasant the Italian owner with the long hair is always hanging out on Friday evenings and making you feel right at home It seems everyone that goes there knows each other so I kind of feel like I’m watching an episode of cheers except in real life lol everybody is very friendly. we’re new to the area and people just come up and talk to us which is very welcoming. And it seems like the Italian owner really puts a lot of effort and energy into the menu.
I’m not gonna say everything is 100% five stars food wise, but they have so many things on their menu that I’m sure anyone could find something here that they would absolutely love and the portions are amazing. Yes, it is expensive but that’s the truth everywhere now. But at least this place gives you a good portion of food for the price, that’s a definite plus.
Lastly, the Service, the young blonde waitress is always friendly and super helpful and always has a smile on her face and it seems that all the customers really like her. Both of the bartenders I’ve seen there so far are friendly and on top of their customer’s orders, if anyone is complaining about a server, I think it’s the older waitress because she doesn’t come off as being friendly at all. We actually left our table and sat in the bar because of her off putting vibe. But she is not reason enough to not visit this restaurant again.
Below is an item from their new Mexican food menu. Considering I’m from Southern California I really know Mx food and the flavors they use. This is not that! However, for folks that don’t normally eat Mx food, this is a good transitional step towards Mx cuisine. Made by none Mx cooks. I say it has good flavor, it’s just not Latin tasting. 😉
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isaac Cervantes
Great food , very friendly our server was amazing he really provided excellent service and extra effort that was very appreciated, the ice cream shakes are amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Logan Bergan
great service and I felt welcome
Alex Wall
Great service. Food is good.
Johnathan Puckett
Hey I been trying to call I realized I left my phone there when I got back home to Salem. I'm heading back there now so I will be getting there about 8 so if someone sees this please let someone know that's working or if someone working sees this please don't leave at 8 give me a few minutes please. Thank you very much and will see you guys soon
Miguel Mathews
Once was a place to spend birthdays and or bring the family when you got a promotion at work. Good was never 5 star but it felt like your local home town diner. Over the years the place has been falling to pieces and slowly losing its touch. I'm sorry the place burnt down but it is not ready to be open. 37 minutes for a club sandwich after lunch hours. 3 people in the parking lot yelling about how long they have been waiting for food. Soup (seafood chowder) sounded great; tastes like fish water with no seasoning. And the cheese cake was 3 dollars a slice and it was the spice of my car key. Server was rolling her eyes while washing cook if he was OK. The decorations that showed hometown pride are all gone. I asked for wifi and she told me they didn't have any wifi however there was a router named coyote Joe's. Just sad.
Mary P Whitfield
Great place to eat. Great food
Natasha K Wedl
Service was slow. Waitress was overwhelmed. Strawberry lemonade was awful - syrup poured into lemonade and not even mixed in. Chicken fried steak was a huge piece of steak, not pounded down and served medium rare - inedible. Breakfast burrito - the cheese wasn’t even melted into the hash browns. Biscuits and gravy was okish. Toast wasn’t toasted. On top of that everyone was sick after the meal. Sorely disappointing after spending $55 with tip.
Natasha Wedl
Service was slow. Waitress was overwhelmed. Strawberry lemonade was awful - syrup poured into lemonade and not even mixed in. Chicken fried steak was a huge piece of steak, not pounded down and served medium rare - inedible. Breakfast burrito - the cheese wasn’t even melted into the hash browns. Biscuits and gravy was okish. Toast wasn’t toasted. On top of that everyone was sick after the meal. Sorely disappointing after spending $55 with tip.
Trisha Huey
New Ownership and management! Great food, friendly service and staff. Terrific bar and new ice cream bar. Pleanty of seating.
So glad they are open again under new ownership. Remodeled and looking good. Brought back alot of the original staff. Added a bar. Also added a ice cream bar. Good food , reasonable prices. Will be going here often.
Jordan Brace
Bazzy and Katie were great prompt service and made excellent food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Salad, Biscuits and Gravy, Cheeseburger, Burger
Melissa Adee
Wonderful first tume experience. Will definitely go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Irish Wolverine
Kid-friendliness: Has a small arcade room, also has kids menus, color menus & cranes
Wheelchair accessibility: Both sides where the doors are it's very flat to get a walker or wheelchair inside the building also has handicap parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Salad, Biscuits and Gravy, Country Fried Steak and Eggs, Tater Tots, Burger
Apex Property Clearing
Fresh crisp fries, tots and onion rings. The grilled chicken sandwich was tasty with homemade sauce. The veggie burger was yummy as well. Excellent friendly service in a nice relaxing atmosphere. They have an arcade with lots of pinball machines!
We visited this place once with the previous owners, and I have to admit my husband and I were pretty grossed out. It looked extremely rundown. I could smell alcohol on the server and even the people working there looked pretty dirty, which made me wonder how the kitchen looked so we did not stay.
However, we did come back once they reopened and we were pleasantly surprised. They did a lot of remodel work in the bar area. It now looks pretty amazing. And the front dining area looks like it’s been remodeled a lot as well. The middle dining area maybe not so much. But the place definitely looked cleaner and more appealing.
We’ve been here several times now and have tried several different dishes and most of them have been really good. The only dish I can say I didn’t care for was the spaghetti because of the spaghetti sauce but the meatballs that came on the spaghetti were amazingly good. We’ve tried the ribeye steak with mashed potatoes. We’ve tried the ribeye steak with a huge baked potato., we’ve had the tuna melt for lunch, we’ve had the steak and eggs for breakfast, we’ve tried their burgers, and I absolutely love their salad bar.
After reading some of the previous reviews, it’s unfortunate to say this, but I think the reviews are most likely from past employees or other restaurants around the two or three towns here that are competing for business because the atmosphere is very pleasant the Italian owner with the long hair is always hanging out on Friday evenings and making you feel right at home It seems everyone that goes there knows each other so I kind of feel like I’m watching an episode of cheers except in real life lol everybody is very friendly. we’re new to the area and people just come up and talk to us which is very welcoming. And it seems like the Italian owner really puts a lot of effort and energy into the menu.
I’m not gonna say everything is 100% five stars food wise, but they have so many things on their menu that I’m sure anyone could find something here that they would absolutely love and the portions are amazing. Yes, it is expensive but that’s the truth everywhere now. But at least this place gives you a good portion of food for the price, that’s a definite plus.
Lastly, the Service, the young blonde waitress is always friendly and super helpful and always has a smile on her face and it seems that all the customers really like her. Both of the bartenders I’ve seen there so far are friendly and on top of their customer’s orders, if anyone is complaining about a server, I think it’s the older waitress because she doesn’t come off as being friendly at all. We actually left our table and sat in the bar because of her off putting vibe. But she is not reason enough to not visit this restaurant again.
Below is an item from their new Mexican food menu. Considering I’m from Southern California I really know Mx food and the flavors they use. This is not that! However, for folks that don’t normally eat Mx food, this is a good transitional step towards Mx cuisine. Made by none Mx cooks. I say it has good flavor, it’s just not Latin tasting. 😉
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food , very friendly our server was amazing he really provided excellent service and extra effort that was very appreciated, the ice cream shakes are amazing
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
great service and I felt welcome
Great service. Food is good.
Hey I been trying to call I realized I left my phone there when I got back home to Salem. I'm heading back there now so I will be getting there about 8 so if someone sees this please let someone know that's working or if someone working sees this please don't leave at 8 give me a few minutes please. Thank you very much and will see you guys soon
Once was a place to spend birthdays and or bring the family when you got a promotion at work. Good was never 5 star but it felt like your local home town diner. Over the years the place has been falling to pieces and slowly losing its touch. I'm sorry the place burnt down but it is not ready to be open.
37 minutes for a club sandwich after lunch hours. 3 people in the parking lot yelling about how long they have been waiting for food. Soup (seafood chowder) sounded great; tastes like fish water with no seasoning. And the cheese cake was 3 dollars a slice and it was the spice of my car key. Server was rolling her eyes while washing cook if he was OK.
The decorations that showed hometown pride are all gone.
I asked for wifi and she told me they didn't have any wifi however there was a router named coyote Joe's.
Just sad.
Great place to eat. Great food
Service was slow. Waitress was overwhelmed. Strawberry lemonade was awful - syrup poured into lemonade and not even mixed in. Chicken fried steak was a huge piece of steak, not pounded down and served medium rare - inedible. Breakfast burrito - the cheese wasn’t even melted into the hash browns. Biscuits and gravy was okish. Toast wasn’t toasted. On top of that everyone was sick after the meal. Sorely disappointing after spending $55 with tip.
Service was slow. Waitress was overwhelmed. Strawberry lemonade was awful - syrup poured into lemonade and not even mixed in. Chicken fried steak was a huge piece of steak, not pounded down and served medium rare - inedible. Breakfast burrito - the cheese wasn’t even melted into the hash browns. Biscuits and gravy was okish. Toast wasn’t toasted. On top of that everyone was sick after the meal. Sorely disappointing after spending $55 with tip.
New Ownership and management! Great food, friendly service and staff. Terrific bar and new ice cream bar. Pleanty of seating.
Restaurantji Recommends
So glad they are open again under new ownership. Remodeled and looking good. Brought back alot of the original staff. Added a bar. Also added a ice cream bar. Good food , reasonable prices. Will be going here often.
Bazzy and Katie were great prompt service and made excellent food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Salad, Biscuits and Gravy, Cheeseburger, Burger
Wonderful first tume experience. Will definitely go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kid-friendliness: Has a small arcade room, also has kids menus, color menus & cranes
Wheelchair accessibility: Both sides where the doors are it's very flat to get a walker or wheelchair inside the building also has handicap parking
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Taco Salad, Biscuits and Gravy, Country Fried Steak and Eggs, Tater Tots, Burger
Fresh crisp fries, tots and onion rings. The grilled chicken sandwich was tasty with homemade sauce. The veggie burger was yummy as well. Excellent friendly service in a nice relaxing atmosphere. They have an arcade with lots of pinball machines!
Parking: Lots
Kid-friendliness: Arcade!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Burger
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