R. Vance B.
Yelp
Ordered Delivery; good ingredients, nice portions, prepared without much care. I used to eat at the location in WP back in the day, before WP had a starbie. I remember good prices and great quality classic diner food. We just moved back to the area after being away for many years and we had a hankering for that classic delish. What I ate today wasn't that. It was overpriced, the cheese on my "melt" sandwich was unmelted, and there wasn't much flavor or seasoning to enjoy.
I'm disappointed that the quality went down inverse to prices, but such is the fate of long years of minor cost saving measures and chaining. They'll be open for 40 more years cranking out mediocrity at a speed that puts shame to the care that went into cultivating the original experience (in more ways than one).
Rating begins at 3 stars:
The under-seasoned fries travelled surprisingly well, blandly crunchy previously frozen crinkle cut. +0
The aforementioned tuna melt, single slice of swiss unmelted, had sparse evidence of finely minced red onion mixed in, on flimsy under-toasted multigrain. It's typically the dish by which i judge any restaurant that deems themselves ready to serve it, for good reason. Deceptively simple, with a critical detail central to the entire recipe: the cheese *must* melt. The name implies not only what's in it but how it's prepared. [youtube: dead like me - patty melt] -1
Veggie skillet had all the right veggies, just needed salt and pepper, or some seasoning of some kind. +0
"Merica" portions. +1
Overall not really worth the $40+ after tax, tip, and delivery fee. Maybe it's because it was a GH order and they don't care about those as much as in house or phone-in. Whatever the reason, it wasn't a great meal today, and i'm left deeply underwhelmed, though thoroughly full.