Location:
Chef Rick's Westerville Grill
59 S. State St.
Westerville, OH 43081
I walked in expecting something kinda dingy because the outside led me to believe that's what the inside would look like. The building is old and there's something about knowing how many restaurants have failed at this location that makes me less than hopeful about what I'm going to experience. I was pleased to see two servers behind the counter, two business men sitting at the counter, two chefs in the kitchen and two middle-aged female customers at a table. I really thought the place would be deserted, but in a way, it was almost a cliché.
My waitress was a name tag-less African-American woman in her 40's. She was pleasant enough, although after delivering my food she never came back until she heard me ask another waitress (who had just clocked on) if I could have a to-go box for my fries. Ah, the fries. DELICIOUS. They were flat and fat, the kind I love, and I don't know what kind of oil they were fried in (dang! should've asked!) but I have to assume it was peanut oil because there is no other oil that gives fries that level of crispness. Absolutely wonderful. If I lived across the street I'd gain so much weight just from devouring those beautiful french fries on a daily basis.
Now, back to the beginning. I love a good Rueben. What I love even more than that is a big, fat, leaky pile of corned beef slathered with Russian dressing, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut sandwiched between two thick slices of toasted rye bread. The first I can get anywhere. The second I can only get at Chef Rick's Westerville Grill. On the whole I'd say that this place should be visited again, but I don’t know if I’d make the trip up there, and I honestly can't say that I'd recommend it to anyone. It was all right, good portions for a lunch, although not quite enough for the $10.00 bill (which did include tip). I do hope they are luckier than the last guys who owned the place!
Overall Scores: (1-5, 1 being lowest, 5 highest)
Cleanliness: 5
Value: 3.5
Accessibility: 2 *parking here sucks!!
Friendliness: 5
Menu: 4
Cleanliness: 5
Value: 3.5
Accessibility: 2 *parking here sucks!!
Friendliness: 5
Menu: 4
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NOTE: This restaurant has since closed! The owner sold hundred of $50 gift certificates for $25 each and oen month later the doors were locked. Let's see who will be in the cursed spot next...!
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