Saylers Old Country Kitchen
As we were noshing deep-fried onion rings and jalapeno poppers over drinks last night, we pondered why Saylers isn't cooler amongst the trendy food scene. It could be its wholesome middle-America-ness, the fact that it isn't pretentious, the fact that the crowd there at dinner time is dominated by the elderly and dumpy. But as a dumpy non-elderly person, I love Saylers. They offer good value and plenty of good food.We started with drinks all around, a quarter-order of onion rings, and jalapeno poppers, and then once seated in the dining room ordered a filet mignon, and two regular prime-ribs. Yum! The side salads that precede the meat fest are small and unpretentious, using green leaf lettuce, carrots and radishes along with unimpressive croutons that may have come out of a box. That said, it's a good salad. The relish tray of carrots, celery, and baby corn, with its accompanying bowl of lemon juice-mayonnaise-sour cream -- well, where do you see something like that anymore? The bread basket is absolutely unimpressive -- we ignored it. But the real deal is the meat and potatoes -- the meat cooked as you ordered it, with all the appropriate condiments on hand. We walked out full and happy with doggie bags and a bill of $75 -- basically, $25 per person not including tip.
One thing to keep in mind at Saylers, however, is that if you are bigger than your average bear, as I am, you might be more comfortable sitting at a table rather than a booth. I wish we would have known that before we were seated...
10519 SE Stark St
posted by vj @ 10:38 AM
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