St. Clair Broiler - March 23, 2010

This last excursion was to the St. Clair Broiler (www.stclairbroiler.com) Tami, Angela and I were in attendance.

Decor/Ambience: 3 (out of 5)

I liked the feel of this place. The restaurant was divided into three different rooms along the front of the restaurant. The first one that you walked into had small "u" shaped bar with stools and a couple of raised booths overlooking the sidewalk. The next two were rooms with booths and tables in it. Each room was painted a different pastel color. We were in the last room and it was a pastel green. Tami and Angela didn't like the color, but I thought it was nice. The room over from us was a pastel dark blue. I really liked that one. The overall feel of the place was one of a local diner, but it's been kept up.

Service: 4

Out waitress was very nice and a genuinely happy person. She was prompt and courteous. The only reason she doesn't get a 5 is because she failed to tell us that a few things on the menu had been discontinued. They were getting new menus in a few weeks, but if you want my opinion, don't change the food you serve before you get the new menu. Time it better people! Not her fault I know, but it just seems like it would have been good knowing that things were discontinued so that Tami wouldn't have had to change her mind.

Food: 2.5

Jeff's Meal: California Guacamole Chicken 2 out of 5

I was disappointed in this meal. The chicken was OK, but they had grilled it, and where the grill met the chicken there was a very strong burnt/grill taste. I didn't like that at all. It was moist so that was good...nothing worse that a dry chicken breast. The Guacamole was too spicy for me as well (Tami REALLY liked it however so that is just a personal taste). The fries were good! So was my chocolate malt!

Tami's Meal : Tenderloin Medallions with Garlic Potatoes and Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions 3.5 out of 5

Tami ordered her steak Medium Rare, and it was!! The meat was tender and very good. The mushrooms and onions were awesome! Just the right amount of sauteeing was achieved! The garlic mashed potatoes was the only downfall of her meal. When I tasted them there was no garlic flavor and when Angela tasted them that was all she could taste, so they needed to be mixed up better. They were very dry as well.

Angela's Meal: Bacon Cheeseburger, Fries and Rudolph's Cole-Slaw 2.5 out of 5

Angela again ordered her burger medium rare, but it was medium. It was just a little bit pink. The fries were good of course as was the coleslaw (turns out this place is owned by the same people that own Rudolph's BBQ.)

Overall: 3 out of 5

I really wanted to give this place a better rating, but the food is the most important aspect of a place, and it just wasn't as good as the rest of it was. Tami felt that the breakfast food might be better as that is what diners are usually none for. Would I go back? Probably for breakfast, but not really for any other reason.