Top Restaurants in Toledo & Vicinity

mmargel   -   Two hours to get overcooked steaks. The kitchen butterflied our filets to hasten the cooking. That made no sense after making us wait for two hours in ... more

mmargel   -   Two hours to get overcooked steaks. The kitchen butterflied our filets to hasten the cooking. That made no sense after making us wait for two hours in the first place. Steaks were way over cooked and tasteless. The owner, Jim, was too busy to speak with us. " He might be able to see you, in 25 minutes or so. Good bye Smedlap's. less

Christopher F.   -   Marco’s Pizza founder Pasquale “Pat” Giammarco moved to the U.S. from Italy when he was nine years old and grew up working in his family’s piz ... more

Christopher F.   -   Marco’s Pizza founder Pasquale “Pat” Giammarco moved to the U.S. from Italy when he was nine years old and grew up working in his family’s pizzeria. He later embarked on a mission to make high quality pizza on a larger scale using a secret sauce recipe that he developed and refined with his father. Giammarco focused on three key areas: dough, sauce and cheese. He established three standards in order to deliver the consistent levels of quality and freshness expected of Marco’s products: dough made fresh daily in each store; a proprietary sauce recipe that blends imported spices and three types of vine-ripened tomatoes; and an exclusive blend of three fresh cheeses (never frozen, unlike many pizza chains). The first Marco's Pizza store opened in Toledo in 1978. Gradually, stores opened throughout the Midwest and beyond. The Marco’s Pizza menu broadened as well, to include hot sub sandwiches, salads and Cheezybread for carryout and delivery. Today, there are more than 200 franchised and company-managed Marco’s Pizza stores in 18 states and the Bahamas. less

Hollie M.   -   My husband & I visited J. Alexander's on Saturday July 17th around noon. I am a huge fan of trying new places to eat, however I have found tha ... more

Hollie M.   -   My husband & I visited J. Alexander's on Saturday July 17th around noon. I am a huge fan of trying new places to eat, however I have found that when I atempt to dine somewhere that is considered "FINE" Dining, I typically walk away with a bad taste in my mouth, I'm not sure if my taste buds just don't know what "GOOD" food is suppose to taste like therefor when it is presented to me I have no idea what to make of it? So with that being said, I was a bit nervous to try J.Alexander's because I had heard it was such a fabulous resturant, I was sure I would walk away still hungry. I noted as we walked up to the door I already felt abit under dressed, however was pleasantly suprised when we were greeted with a warm Hello and weren't asked to leave, lol. The Front House staff were very pleasant and seated us right away, our server Vince, was right there to take our drink & app order. As we waited for our onion rings to arrive, I noticed that we had a full view of the kitchen and I half expected to see Chef Gordan Ramsey behind the counter yelling at everyone to get it right! The layout of the resturant was nice, the lighting made it feel very intiment and personal. The wait staff was dressed in a very simple black pant, white shirt & Tie uniform, yet it all felt very crisp & clean. As we looked over the menu, first thing my husband noticed was there were no prices on the menu or atleast that is what he thought, after looking at it, I noticed numbers out to the left of each menu item & thought maybe those were the prices and I was infact correct and very happy to see that even though this resutrant is very upscale in appearance their prices didn't seem to reflect that as I have seen similar prices at the local Japanese Steak House's so again I was surprised, then thought about my past experiences at so called "FINE" dining resutrants and prepaired myself for a flat lunch and wondered where across the street I would actaully end up eating as we were heading to the mall after our lunch. Our onion rings arrived & I must have looked like a deer caught in headlights, as I know my eyes buldged out of my head! They were huge, stacked like the Eifel tower in Paris, so big you infact needed a fork to eat them, which brings me to my next 1st time experience, as we ate our onion rings, our waiter came over with a white napkin, polished an area on the table where he then sat down a new clean fork! Which he repeated every time we used a new fork. I mean I Have heard of a salad and dinner fork, but typically I don't mind using the fork I ate my salad with to also then eat my entree with & actually felt as if I were creating more work for the dishwashers then needed. My salad came out along with my husbands soup, he had a brocoli & cheese soup which was outstanding!! My salad was also very good, and I am not a big fan of different kinds of lettuce, I like my iceberg just fine, but enjoyed the flavor of all the different kinds of lettuce used and then there was the crossiant that was served with my salad! It was the best I have ever in my life tasted!!!!! It really was good! Entree's I had the filet mignon and my husband had a cheeseburger, yes he always orders a cheeseburger regardless of the resturant, if it is on the menu he will order it over anything else! Both I have to say were cooked perfectly, I am a big fan of sending my food back if it isn't cooked properly especially if I am paying a premium price for it and I am pleased to say the thought never even crossed my mind, there was no need to send anything back. Now I know you are probably wondering with such a long glowing revue there couldn't possibly be anything left to complain about? Well I do have 1 thing that I felt could be improved upon and that my friends is the way they box up your left overs. They are willing to box anything you would like to take home from your apps, to your soup or salad to your entree, however with each course you do have boxed they bring it back to your table and although the table space is nice, after your app and soup have been boxed and brought back to be sat on your table, it really does start to take up alot of dining space, so my only suggestion would be to maybe have a palce behind the counter where they can bag each table's left overs until the end of the meal, then bring the whole bag out to you with your check and that is the only off comment I have about this resturant and it is just a mere suggestion and not really a complaint at all. Ok well I have said alot here I think and hopefully someone will find my review helpful? less

Michael M.   -   Do you want truely authintic mexican food then carmels is the place. The prep crew is straight from mexico. I do not know if the owners mom is still h ... more

Michael M.   -   Do you want truely authintic mexican food then carmels is the place. The prep crew is straight from mexico. I do not know if the owners mom is still here or went back to mexico but she is so sweet and can she cook. The kitchen is over seen by the owner and her son and if it is not done right then they are not pleased at all. I know it sounds like I work there but I don't I just been coming here for years and you get to meet people who do work here. If you want excellent mexican food then carmels is the place to go. less

Michael M.   -   This is the best pizza in ohio. They have several locations in the usa and the south and spencer location is where Marco's Pizza got it's star ... more

Michael M.   -   This is the best pizza in ohio. They have several locations in the usa and the south and spencer location is where Marco's Pizza got it's start. Pat giamarco is the origanal owner but I hear there are several now. but hands down this is the pizza you got to taste. less

Jay L.   -   I live next in Texas and have grown up eating REAL mexican food all my life. The food here was fresh, hot, and excellent. Some of the best GUACOMOLE i ... more

Jay L.   -   I live next in Texas and have grown up eating REAL mexican food all my life. The food here was fresh, hot, and excellent. Some of the best GUACOMOLE i have ever had. Cheese enchiladas and nachos were perfect. Bathrooms and dining room were spotless, owner was on site and apparently 2nd or 3rd generation. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED by me. I didn't see the other hateful review before I ate there, but none of what they reported was true. Will go back whenever I am in Toledo as I go there on business often. less

Joseph M.   -   Very good food and a price that is too low! great place for lunch or diner. Service is very good and on weekends you'll wait for a table....and no ... more

Joseph M.   -   Very good food and a price that is too low! great place for lunch or diner. Service is very good and on weekends you'll wait for a table....and not mind at all. less