Terry H.
Yelp
What a big disappointment! I rely on Yelp reviews to guide me to good restaurants and I am very disappointed that the reviews guided me to Tommie's.
Ordered on-line for a pick up time of 5:40 (before slam time). I arrived and had to circle for a parking spot in the congested area. Ended up parking with my the back end of me vehicle slightly into an alley. Went in to pick up the order and it wasn't ready.....5 minutes they said. I consoled myself that as long as I didn't get a ticket for my marginal parking, that the benefit would be good hot pizza and wings, which I had read really good things about. After 5 or so minutes I had me food and returned to my vehicle, which hadn't been ticketed. So far, sort of so good.
My house is close to Tommies, only a 4 to 5 minute drive. I returned home and sat down with my wife to enjoy food from our new found pizza joint. To my disappointment, the pizza was cold. I had to wait 5+ minutes beyond the pickup time for my order and yet the pizza was cold? Besides, the flavor was about the same as Dominoes and they had omitted the extra item I had paid for (Canadian Bacon).
Secondly, their raved about wings, while good, are certainly not great. I can name at least a half dozen places in the Twin Cities that have much better wings.
I have several conclusions from my experience tonight.
- Maybe I caught them on an off night
- Maybe the reviews are suspect and are from a bunch of friends and family
- Maybe other reviewers actually like their food and don't mind mediocre service
- No matter the situation, I have many good restaurants near me and I will not be returning