Pappy's Chicago Style Eatery - April 3, 2010

As I was driving around the other day for somewhere to eat lunch, I saw this place on the corner and decided to give it a try!

Decor/Ambiance:  3 out of 5

What can I say about this place.  It had a feel of a eatery place.  Nothing fancy at all!  Just some tables and chairs with a counter that you order from.  Nothing fancy, but people don't come here for the ambiance, they come here for the food!

Service: 3 out of 5

This was a type of place where you place your order at the counter and they call your order out when your food is done.  Worked for me.  The woman taking the orders was very friendly and efficient.

Food:  4.5 out of 5

Meal: Cheeseburger and Fries

This was one very good burger!  I was very impressed.  The regular cheeseburger comes with two thin  patties cooked just right.  They are seasoned just right, not too salty.  It also came with grilled onions which were fantastic!  The fries were very lightly seasoned giving it just the right amount of bite for me.

Overall: 4 out of 5

This place knew how to make a burger, and not overcharge you for it!  The burger basket was $4.55, and honestly, I would pay even more knowing how good this burger really is!  You know it's good when the police and emergency crews come in for their lunch.  They always know the best joints in the neighborhoods!

Here is the address so they next time you are looking for somewhere to eat in St. Paul, go check it out!

Pappy's, 1783 Maryland Ave E, St. Paul, MN 55119 (It is right on the corner of Maryland and White Bear Avenue)

Snuffy's Malt Shop - April 1, 2010

Do you have a place that you have been wanting to go to for years.  Every time you drive by it, you think to yourself....Man, I really need to go try that place out!  That is what Snuffy's Malt Shop (www.snuffysmaltshop.com) was for me.  For ten years now, I have thought that.  Finally, I went.  Man, was it NOT worth it.  McDonald's would have been a more satisfying meal, and cheaper!

Decor/Ambiance: 2 out of 5

The decor is what I expected.  The wall paper was that red/white vertical strip, with dark wood booths.  The tables were a dark Formica top with the old church padded chairs.  So, it was expected, but nothing special or different from the any other typical malt shops.

Service:  2 out of 5

While the waitstaff wasn't bad, neither were they good.  The waitress was very efficient, not wasting a single breath on small talk, or even a hello.  I also waited a bit for my check.

Food:  1 out of 5

Jeff's Meal: Cheeseburger with a "basket of fries" and a chocolate malt.

Let's start with the semi-good.  The malt was OK.  It was nothing special, and I actually make a better malt than what they had.

Now the mediocre.  The fries were fries.  Nothing special at all, and way too few for the $2.55 they charge for a "basket" of fries.

Now the down right horrid:  The cheeseburger, or more specifically the burger, because as hard as the cheese tried to cover up the awfulness of the burger, it just couldn't do it.  The burger was a generic frozen patty that was about an 1/8" thick that had a bitter nasty taste to it.  Thankfully it wasn't way over cooked, but as thin as it was, it should have only taken about a minute on each side to cook.  The bun was just a bun you could buy at Rainbow.

Overall: 1 out of 5

If you want to go somewhere with a great old-fashioned malt shop feel, just go to Annie's in Dinkytown.  That is a good malt. So, if you have get a bee in your undies about going to Snuffy's, save yourself the money and just go to McDonald's because the food is actually better there!

So, when it is all said and done, I should have just listened to my straight boyfriend Nate, and avoided the place at all cost, cause he did warn me, but I just had to try it out for myself!