City Dinner
2 ratings since posting on Tuesday, June 12, 2007|
in Anchorage
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The first time we tried City Diner I thought to myself that we had found a wonnnnderful new place to go eat. I ordered the Flat Iron Steak and my friend ordered the Pan Roasted Pork Loin. The entrees were very good, the diner browns were crispy and the green beans were quite perfect. Aside from the "carmelized" onions simply being translucent it was a very nice dining experience. I left a very generous tip to the waiter, who was very kind to a customer seated next to us who apparently needed some extra attention. The server was courteous and catered to the special needs individual in a way that was not condescending. Our second experience I brought my children. We were seated after about 5 minutes wait and it took quite a long time for our server to take our order. 2 children ordered the children's burger, 1 ordered the halibut sandwich. They were pleased with the food and the portions were good sized. I was in the mood for comfort food so I ordered the chicken fried steak. This was a bad decision! It was very greasy, as though they didn't even bother to drain it, the cream gravy was tasteless, my green beans were 1/2 good, that is half of them were overcooked and had been mixed in with a new batch. My friend ordered the hot open turkey dinner. It was bland, cold, and completely unremarkable. Our third visit was not even worth the money or time with ONE exception. Ordered take out of breakfast. The corned beef hash was watery vs. nicely fried with very few potatoes in the dish. It was also more tangy than anything. Biscuits were very dry; I would have fared better getting canned biscuits from the grocery store and a can of hash. The diner "browns" were not even close to brown--they were underdone. My son ordered the banana pancakes and that was the only very good thing about this experience. They were light, fluffy and a short stack was enough to feed 2 people (which was a good thing since the dog ate most of my hash.) I so very much wanted to like City Diner. I grew up in NY and loved the diner scene there. I will not be wasting any of my money there; the past 2 experiences were just not worth the expense. I don't mind paying more money for quality, but to spend my money on food which is barely palatable is not worth repeating. - Marcy , posted 09/12/07 |
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