Chadwick's

Given Chadwick’s prices for what they offer, your meal should come with dancing girls. They charge an extra dollar to put a slice of cheese on your burger, and though they’ll ask you how you want it cooked, it simply won’t happen that way. A ... more

Given Chadwick’s prices for what they offer, your meal should come with dancing girls. They charge an extra dollar to put a slice of cheese on your burger, and though they’ll ask you how you want it cooked, it simply won’t happen that way. Apparently they feel that offering a pecan slaw as a substitute for fries or chips elevates their offerings. What the hell is pecan slaw anyway? It intrigues me in the most unappetizing fashion. Pecans added to cabbage and mayonnaise does not couture make. The restaurant’s brick and mortar building with leaded glass windows belies their pretensions, while the indifferent and inattentive service shows how little heart they actually have. For those who enjoy Guinness, do not order one at the bar, it is poured fast into the wrong kind of glass and pounded sloppily in front of you onto a cheap napkin. The bar itself is an uncomfortable place with cheap stools in the wrong proportion to the bar height, which has a thick doweled edge seemingly designed to cut off the circulation to your hands when you rest your forearms against it. On my last visit, and I mean my last visit, I tested the bartender by allowing him to walk by my empty glass several times while I stared at him. When I finally spoke to get his attention he responded with an irritated "Hello!" as though we’d just met and I was keeping him from more important things. Were it not for the lousy service and high prices, I might simply call this a mediocre dining experience, but I’d rate your average national chain high above Chadwick’s. At least they usually have real coasters. less