Michelle E.
Yelp
Congratulations Black Cow Cafe... this is the first 1 star review I have ever left on Yelp. It was that bad... from the service to the food, I don't know which was worse.
My husband and I stopped in on a Sunday around 8:30 pm because there weren't many food options that were open. A hotdog and pie sounded good so we figured we'd give it a try. Big mistake!
SERVICE - The guy taking our order (receipt said his name was Camden) had NO personality. I ordered two hot dogs and he just kind of stared at me. After a few seconds, he finally said he would go check to see if they had any. He came back and said they did and asked what I wanted on it so I said the works (as listed on the menu). He told us it also came with a water or fountain drink... they were out of ice in the drink dispenser so we opted for bottles of water. We also ordered a piece of pie. After paying, we sat at a table for over 25 minutes before he finally came out with the two hotdogs and bags of chips. We waited a few more minutes for the pie, which never came. I went back to the front to ask another worker for the piece of pie which had never been touched from the case. That worker was apologetic but I could see the first guy in the background of the kitchen area doing absolutely nothing while she helped us.
PRICING - The total was $27.88 after tax and before tip for two hot dogs ($10 each) and a piece of pie ($5.25). Considering how awful they both were, it was way overpriced.
HOT DOG (1/10) - The best part of this was the bottle of water and chips that comes with it... which is pathetic. The description said "all beef hot dog enclosed in a crunchy baguette with ketchup, mustard, & relish". I will say that the hot dog is a good size in terms of length and thickness but it's a standard hot dog... salty and nothing special. The kicker is how it is served... half the hot dog was sticking out of the baguette which was tough and tasted stale. Then, you don't get any of the toppings while you're actually eating the hot dog because they're stuffed in the bottom of the baguette. Since half the hot dog was sticking out, you're left with half the baguette and just toppings once you finish eating the actual hot dog.
BOURBON CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN (2/10) - Again, this was pretty awful pie. The crust was flavorless, hard, and dry to the point that we could barely cut through it with the utensils we were given. The actual filling was okay but you could tell it had been sitting pretty much all day so it was also dry and tasted stale. You get a dollop of whipped cream which was unfortunately the highlight.
Not only would I never return to Black Cow Cafe, I will go out of my way to warn others not to come. Even as one of the few food places open on a Sunday night, I would have rathered gone to bed hungry than suffer through that awful service and food (if you can even call it that). Yikes... definitely avoid this place and thank me later!
