Roadhouse Grill!
So every other place was looking crowded, being a late Sunday. We’ve been looking at trying out Roadhouse Grill for a while, and since Whistle Junction was so much cack we were hoping that nothing could be worse. I didn’t think much of the place at first having the aged wood look on everything, looked more like a sports bar in the rough. Peanut eaters are encouraged to dispose of the shells in buckets or on the floor as they please.
I give huge props to our waiter; he was attentive without being a permanent fixture at our booth. He didn’t give us evil looks for ordering water (served in THE largest handle-less mason jars I’ve ever seen), and gave us the exact time we needed to decide on what to order. We get fish and chips (me) and pulled bbq (husband) from the lunch-ie menu. We got worried initially when another girl tried to serve us the bbq platter and a prime rib sandwich; husband was mortified since he was still hungry and would have liked the bbq anyway. I don’t think we really waited that long on the food, we were pensive still from the roaches.
Anyway, like my fish, wish I could have had more than the four portions. But they were fried how I like them and flavorful. Husband remarked the same on the bbq, but he did say he knew the stuff wasn’t heavily processed. Uneven chunks and untrimmed fat, marks of the real thing. He said he loved the sauce. I enjoyed their home fries- fried thin crinkle cut potato slices with just a small bit of soft meat in the middle. Would have been better baked, but it was still a welcome change.
I had the refund from Whistle Junction given to me in cash, so when our bill came up to fifteen, I paid down the twenty and left the rest to the waiter. About 30% tip. I wish everyone waited as attentively and yet un-pushily as he did. He didn’t try and shove appetizers or desert or drinks. It’s like he sensed that we were there from someplace that had let us down and to go easy on us. I don’t tip often anymore, but I know we’ll be back and I hope to get him waiting on us again when we get more stuff to try.
Added note and we had VERY little allergy reaction to the items from Roadhouse, unlike the one plate of Whistle Junction where we were already ‘hem haw-y’ from the phlegm, hallmark reaction to the heavy preservatives, enzymes, and MSG additives. Mad props again to Roadhouse!
I give huge props to our waiter; he was attentive without being a permanent fixture at our booth. He didn’t give us evil looks for ordering water (served in THE largest handle-less mason jars I’ve ever seen), and gave us the exact time we needed to decide on what to order. We get fish and chips (me) and pulled bbq (husband) from the lunch-ie menu. We got worried initially when another girl tried to serve us the bbq platter and a prime rib sandwich; husband was mortified since he was still hungry and would have liked the bbq anyway. I don’t think we really waited that long on the food, we were pensive still from the roaches.
Anyway, like my fish, wish I could have had more than the four portions. But they were fried how I like them and flavorful. Husband remarked the same on the bbq, but he did say he knew the stuff wasn’t heavily processed. Uneven chunks and untrimmed fat, marks of the real thing. He said he loved the sauce. I enjoyed their home fries- fried thin crinkle cut potato slices with just a small bit of soft meat in the middle. Would have been better baked, but it was still a welcome change.
I had the refund from Whistle Junction given to me in cash, so when our bill came up to fifteen, I paid down the twenty and left the rest to the waiter. About 30% tip. I wish everyone waited as attentively and yet un-pushily as he did. He didn’t try and shove appetizers or desert or drinks. It’s like he sensed that we were there from someplace that had let us down and to go easy on us. I don’t tip often anymore, but I know we’ll be back and I hope to get him waiting on us again when we get more stuff to try.
Added note and we had VERY little allergy reaction to the items from Roadhouse, unlike the one plate of Whistle Junction where we were already ‘hem haw-y’ from the phlegm, hallmark reaction to the heavy preservatives, enzymes, and MSG additives. Mad props again to Roadhouse!
posted by Razorhoney at 12:12
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