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Post by elephtheria47 on May 16, 2010 22:17:50 GMT -5
Anyone eat here yet? What did you think of it? what did you have and how were the prices? I've been wanting to check it out but it always seems so busy everytime I drive by.
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Post by vuweathernerd on May 17, 2010 8:22:31 GMT -5
it's industrial revolution. typhoon was telling me that his experience was less than stellar, but a lot of it sounded like it could be chalked up to being new and dealing with inexperienced workers. but i'll let him elaborate some more on that.
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Post by rlh on May 17, 2010 8:39:33 GMT -5
Food was wonderful, atmosphere is superb.....service is very slow....if you're on your lunch hour, you might not have time...if you are in no hurry, it's a great place....
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Post by elephtheria47 on May 17, 2010 12:31:20 GMT -5
Derr - I knew it was Industrial Revolution. Thanks for correcting me. I'm going to have to check it out next time I get that way. How much time should I be looking at for dinner? 2 hours?
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Post by rlh on May 17, 2010 13:46:07 GMT -5
Probably depends on the crowd, and I would guess they will get faster as they get more experience...but 2 hours should do it
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Post by okinawatyphoon on May 18, 2010 18:06:54 GMT -5
One mistake: they don't take reservations. As weathernerd said, I found the service to be not just slow, but a bit frustrating too. The food was a bit overpriced as well, but the atmosphere was excellent.
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Post by wh on May 24, 2010 4:00:57 GMT -5
I'm trying to think what other restaurants have been in that location. Anyone recall?
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Post by valpo04 on May 24, 2010 7:20:18 GMT -5
I'm trying to think what other restaurants have been in that location. Anyone recall? Brewski's
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Post by agibson on May 25, 2010 10:28:19 GMT -5
But surely others? There's been a restaurant there since at least 1996, probably well before. Brewski's came after 2000.
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Post by valpo04 on May 25, 2010 10:40:58 GMT -5
But surely others? There's been a restaurant there since at least 1996, probably well before. Brewski's came after 2000. Yeah, I think it was Al's Diner before that.
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Post by agibson on May 25, 2010 14:30:56 GMT -5
Al's Diner - that sounds right. I think it sort of supposed to be a 50's diner. Maybe they had juke box controls on the tables, but other than that didn't give me a strong vibe of that.
Maybe I only ate there a couple of times in four years.
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Post by bbtds on May 26, 2010 19:29:16 GMT -5
Anybody remember a drive-in restaurant there in the 70's called Ed's Diner owned by a guy named Ed Skinner?
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Post by valpo89 on May 27, 2010 8:54:08 GMT -5
I don't remember that, but I do know that building has housed many restaurants over the years. I think at one time it may have been a Shoney's, or something like that.
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Post by pgmado on May 27, 2010 9:35:56 GMT -5
I went on opening night with a number of VU professors, one of which brought their 7-year-old. We all ordered our food around 6:20. The first wave of orders came out at 7:10. I didn't get my food until 7:40. The 7-year-old never got her grilled cheese sandwich. That said, the manager came over and took care of the bill without any of us saying anything (we all understood it was the first night). In addition, he gave us 20 percent off coupons for a return visit. I returned last week and it was great.
My biggest issue is that they don't serve hard alcohol. They have beer and wine, but no vodka. I don't understand this town's lack of places to get alcohol. When Red Robin opened, they were denied a request for a three-way liquor license, so they purchased the license from Brewski's. Pretty much anywhere else in the world, you can find a bar on almost every corner...except Valparaiso, where apparently drinking means you're the devil.
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Post by valpo89 on May 27, 2010 10:47:47 GMT -5
I went on opening night with a number of VU professors, one of which brought their 7-year-old. We all ordered our food around 6:20. The first wave of orders came out at 7:10. I didn't get my food until 7:40. The 7-year-old never got her grilled cheese sandwich. That said, the manager came over and took care of the bill without any of us saying anything (we all understood it was the first night). In addition, he gave us 20 percent off coupons for a return visit. I returned last week and it was great. My biggest issue is that they don't serve hard alcohol. They have beer and wine, but no vodka. I don't understand this town's lack of places to get alcohol. When Red Robin opened, they were denied a request for a three-way liquor license, so they purchased the license from Brewski's. Pretty much anywhere else in the world, you can find a bar on almost every corner...except Valparaiso, where apparently drinking means you're the devil. That's true. Go back to Milwaukee, devil.
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