Blythe C.
Yelp
Keiser's has been up and running since I was a little girl, and their menu hasn't changed much since then. They offer a brief selection for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but you are free to order whatever at anytime. For instance, when my family and I went for brunch on Sunday, I ordered off of the dinner menu with no problems.
They mainly offer standard American diner foods, such as omelets, eggs & toast, pancakes, sandwiches, and a brief variety of entrees (chicken, meatloaf, etc.). My father ordered a make-your-own omelet (comes with toast), my mother got fluffy pancakes with a side of sausage, my brother-in-law got a French dip sandwich with fries, and, me bring me, I ordered the liver & onions.
I've made and eaten chicken livers and innards before, so I am somewhat familiar with the thought of eating organs. This was my first time eating cow liver though, and I was curious as to why this rather unappealing dish was listed on the menu. It came with a side salad, a potato side, and a vegetable side. The vegetable of the day was green beans, and I had the choice between choosing fries, hash, mashed, or a baked potato for my potato side (I went with baked potato).
The salad came first; very standard iceberg lettuce with some red cabbage and carrots thrown in, mounted with shredded cheese and tons of croutons (comes with choice of dressing). Then my dish came: 1/2 lb. of liver topped with caramelized onions, a mound of overcooked green beans (probably from a can), and a baked potato.
Aside from the green beans, I was pleasantly surprised with everything; the liver was tasted delightfully like steak, and was very tender to boot! I would definitely order this again in the future; I am just sorry for any unfortunate soul not ordering it merely because of what it is.
The potato is what you would expect: a baked potato (nothing fancy, nothing wrong with it).
My mother's pancakes came with three ENOURMOUS pancakes topped with butter and a side of maple syrup. She didn't even get halfway through before surrendering them to me (I can have a beast appetite, and I was pretty hungry at the moment). The pancakes were good enough. I'll leave it at that; again, nothing special, and frankly, even lacking (there was not enough syrup for such thick pancakes, making it more of a dry cake-eating experience than anything else), but I still ate it all.
My dad had mentioned how he didn't necessarily like how much cheese was in his omelet, and was better off ordering eggs in the future, and I noticed my brother-in-law not finishing his fries.
Overall, while the portion sizes may be worth the money spent, the quality of food you receive is more or less adequate or mediocre. I really enjoyed the liver & onions, but everything else was more or less just okay or could even do without.
Our server was sweet, but was also a little hard of hearing (I had to repeat my order at least three times before she understood). Our water was never refilled, but our dishes were cleared when we were finished eating.
At the end of the meal, our orders the server had written is taken up to the front cashier, where it is rung up and paid for. Keiser's was never really my favorite place to go to, since I more often than not try to watch how I eat, but that isn't to say that the staff isn't friendly and welcoming. It's very impersonal, and every local has come by to eat at least once.
