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we can do it

(12,118 posts)
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 09:18 PM Apr 2013

Does this restaurant review sound too mean?

Over-priced greasy low quality food. The false pretension is strong in this one. Cloth napkins and plastic plates. The worst frozen-processed sauerkraut balls ever (accompanied by some kind of white dressing in a tiny plastic cup- wtf?). Bag-o-salad in metal doggie dishes accompanied by dressing in tiny plastic cups. Barbeque sauce was mostly ketchup. Undercooked linguine drowning in oil accompanied but the tiniest chicken breast I've ever seen. French dip (supposedly prime rib, which is supposedly a specialty, mostly fat - yuk) with a couple burnt bits of onion and what was supposed to be swiss cheese on a chintzy untoasted white bun with the smallest half dish of cole slaw I've ever seen for $11. On the positive side the dinner rolls were good.

Don't bother. Poor beer selection, too.

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Does this restaurant review sound too mean? (Original Post) we can do it Apr 2013 OP
Sounds like about half the new restaurants I've been to lately. Hoyt Apr 2013 #1
Does it kind of piss you off? I don't mind paying for quality, I do mind being ripped off. we can do it Apr 2013 #3
Maybe this restaurant needs a visit RebelOne Apr 2013 #2
I don't know what would help. Its almost like you are on candid camera. we can do it Apr 2013 #8
If you accurately described your experience - it is what it is. NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 #4
We've been laughing about it since we got home. we can do it Apr 2013 #7
The rolls were probably shipped in Paulie Apr 2013 #5
Probably, they were much better and fresher than everything else. we can do it Apr 2013 #6
Not if you like bad food, or are anorexic. Loryn Apr 2013 #9
Well clearly my mother-in-law will never invite YOU over again nadine_mn Apr 2013 #10
Don't tell her, ok? (btw her's are probably better) we can do it Apr 2013 #14
from your reveiw ----- not mean enough olddots Apr 2013 #11
I know! A couple other friends always go to new places even when they have awful reviews. we can do it Apr 2013 #21
Not if it's deserved. Kind of impossible for a 3rd party to say... Locut0s Apr 2013 #12
I doubt there is any real chef involved. More like greedy owners and underpaid staff. we can do it Apr 2013 #13
Great review. You forgot one thing ... In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #15
Let me know if you are in Ohio and I will fill you in. we can do it Apr 2013 #16
I'll be there sometime this year. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #18
Its in Barberton, just south of Akron. we can do it Apr 2013 #20
If you can plan an Ohio Meet-Up ... I'll be there! In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #22
I remember Andy and I think WC Green is from around Cleveland. we can do it Apr 2013 #23
Yes. yewberry Apr 2013 #17
I did say the rolls were good and no not gleeful about wasting money on garbage. we can do it Apr 2013 #19
I love it when restaurants advertise "Prime rib" and serve something.. BlueJazz Apr 2013 #24
It's a deal for them cause you can't eat much! Wonder if there are any ponies missing nearby? we can do it Apr 2013 #25

we can do it

(12,118 posts)
8. I don't know what would help. Its almost like you are on candid camera.
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 10:24 PM
Apr 2013

They are just messing with you to see what you will say. We were very polite to the poor little dear waiting on us, hopefully she will escape unscathed.

we can do it

(12,118 posts)
7. We've been laughing about it since we got home.
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 10:21 PM
Apr 2013

They had a bout 5 interchangeable mass produced beers on tap plus one microbrew- lager. I asked our waitress (very young and nice) if they had any dark beers in bottles, she said great lakes dortmunder. I do like dortmunder gold, but I wanted a damn stout or porter or at least a red ale FFS. That was it, not even one dark beer, I am having water.

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
11. from your reveiw ----- not mean enough
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 03:07 AM
Apr 2013

unfortunately some people like to get ripped off at shitty over priced restaurants. Some of them thrive for years which makes so little sense in this economy .All you can do is tell your friends -net restaurant reviews are pretty worthless unless you're familiar with a food critic.

we can do it

(12,118 posts)
21. I know! A couple other friends always go to new places even when they have awful reviews.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:29 AM
Apr 2013

Honestly, I appreciate well crafted food and drinks and don't mind paying for professional service. But to portray a hog trough as fine dining is just wrong. There are multiple little bars around this working class town with homemade soups, big fat burgers handmade & fresh on old fashioned buns for the price of a beer at that joint. All I can say is never again and I hope to help others to avoid wasting their hard earned cash there, too. (This is a working class town hard hit by the recession, they don't deserve to be ripped off like this)

Locut0s

(6,154 posts)
12. Not if it's deserved. Kind of impossible for a 3rd party to say...
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 04:30 AM
Apr 2013

without experiencing the same restaurant. Besides you kept the description all to the food which is usually what I'm looking for in a restaurant review, the only person you will hurt is the chef and let's face it if that's what the food is like the chef probably already knows

we can do it

(12,118 posts)
13. I doubt there is any real chef involved. More like greedy owners and underpaid staff.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 10:02 AM
Apr 2013

It was worse than what I wrote, really.

we can do it

(12,118 posts)
20. Its in Barberton, just south of Akron.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:23 AM
Apr 2013

Think you will be near we could meet up. (just not at that place!)

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)
22. If you can plan an Ohio Meet-Up ... I'll be there!
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:31 AM
Apr 2013

I haven't stopped in Ohio since my days of visiting with Andy Stephenson (an old DUer that some of us remember) and WCGreen. I think a visit to Ohio for fun is way overdue.

we can do it

(12,118 posts)
23. I remember Andy and I think WC Green is from around Cleveland.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:33 AM
Apr 2013

I'm just north of Akron. Maybe we can if schedules line up.

yewberry

(6,530 posts)
17. Yes.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:03 AM
Apr 2013

Sounds like you're gleeful about how awful you found it.

Add a positive note about the server. The superlatives are over the top (worst ever, doggie dishes, tiniest I've ever seen, chintzy, smallest I've ever seen, wtf, yuk) and there is no constructive criticism at all. This should be more objective and more constructive, I think.

we can do it

(12,118 posts)
19. I did say the rolls were good and no not gleeful about wasting money on garbage.
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:22 AM
Apr 2013

I didn't even mention the owner walking around in dingy white shorts (not dirty from cooking just like he'd had them on for days) saying how was everything and continuing to walk thru not pausing to hear if anyone did have a comment. The bowls were exactly like my friends metal pet dishes, the tiny cups of dressing were about a teaspoon full maybe and my cole slaw was exactly 4 small bites it was not an exaggeration. We had to ask our dear little server 4 times to bring the side of potatoes that went with the ketchup ribs (she was nice, but really wasn't very good. She was trying and we appreciated the fact and tipped well)

Found out this morning the 2 had bouts of diarrhea overnite (they are batting .500 on that!)

 

BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
24. I love it when restaurants advertise "Prime rib" and serve something..
Sun Apr 21, 2013, 11:46 AM
Apr 2013

...that should be on it's way to the Purina Dog Food factory....and their "Salads" consist of soft lettuce with a few molecules of tomato.

"All the salad you can eat !!!"

Yuck

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