Tony S.
Yelp
ugh, where do I begin here. 3 strikes and your out. I have been here 3 times with my wife and it was quite possibly the worst display of professionalism I had ever seen. food sucked, drinks sucked, service sucked. I think the only reason people come here is because it's really the only thing around in that town. I'm a retired chef of 35 years and a retired firefighter. we would usually sit at the bar when we could due to the musky smell, and the flies and mouse turds in the dining room. I only suspect they were mouse turds because Of the several mice we would see roaming the floors. So first time we went there, I automatically felt animosity from the women bar tender who was clearly drinking behind the bar. I asked for a manhattan that was served in some sort of rocks glass and she shook it , which i did not ask her too. Most manhattans are stirred unless you ask for it. My wife ordered a simple margarita which was awful, tasted like the mix was bad and old. And she received disgusting well tequila. Was awful. so to the food we ordered. I ordered a steak rare with mash potatoes and I believe asparagus was the veggie that night. and my wife ordered a jvi burger mid rare with fries. well from the position we had from the bar I thought it was very odd that the cook was smashing down the burger on the grill instead of letting it cook, considering it's a mid rare burger. Never in my years had I'd seen smashing and totally wrecking the burger. It looked like it was in pieces. But I kindof said whatever hopefully it's good. Then I saw another cook take a spoon and scrape what looked to be old mash potatoes in a wooden bowl and throw it in the microwave. so once we got our food it was clear that we were a burden to them. my steak was not rare, medium at best , and tough as nails. And of course my wife's burger was not mid rare, was burnt on the sides and just done very poorly. Looked like a bunch of meat pushed together probably due to the smashing which baffled me. my mashed potatoes had a weird crust on them as well, leading me to believe they weren't even fresh potatoes, my guess is they are powdered and dehydrated. Her fries were probably enough to give someone a heart attack with the amount of salt and had a weird reddish powder on them. So I guess that night the best thing I had was the asparagus, although tough, they weren't bad. Bout a couple months later, we both came in again, only me eating this time and I ordered the vegetarian ravioli. And when I got it, the ravs which seemed pre frozen to me were like mush and i actually asked the bartender if they had a trash can behind the bar so i could dump the 2 cups of oil out inside of it. It was a complete mess and appeared to be canned stuff in with it. I mean, I say this because my god, the prices these guys are charging and the with the quality of food your getting is extraordinary to me. I'm at loss for words. The 3rd time we went in, the bar was full and we didn't have a problem waiting for a drink, and it was the same bartender we saw before. Well after about an hour we had enough. I'm not sure who the owner is and I don't care, but all my years in the food industry and in customer service, this is one of the worst establishments I've ever stepped in. I felt like I needed a hot shower when I left. and then when I thought I'd have seen enough, while we were leaving, there was 2-3 people wearing aprons drinking liquor on the side of the building. I recommend new management, or even owners. cause there is not a care in the world. Stay far away. Sorry but this was a disgusting experience and just seems like no body cares. I'd be doing some overhauling inside and out. In a New York heartbeat. Thank you.
