StokeRidge Tavern & Grill
Reviews
Decided to try this restaurant the other day. The wait time was much longer than stated originally as well as no real waiting area. The food was ok nothing special. The wait staff was very clicky and seemed to want to spend more time chatting and arguing with each other than servicing customers.
We stopped in for lunch today, our first visit here. This is a nice layout inside, rustic, comfortable feeling in the dining area, the bar is large & attractive, there are plenty of large screen TVs, and a nice amount of outside seating. We were seated quickly, drink orders quickly filled as we looked over the menu. They offer some "quick lunch" choices, but we wanted to try some their barbecue items and a burger off the full menu. We settled on the Brisket Sandwich ($9.95 with a side & drink), the Jalapeno Burger ($9.25 with a side & drink), and the Outlaw ($8.25 with a side) which is their pork barbecue sandwich. Unfortunately, the food was just OK, with something a little off center with each item we tried. The Jalapeno Burger has some real potential, especially if you like some heat, but the burger was well over cooked beyond the medium we ask for. The accompanying Hot Chips went the other direction, with at least half of them significantly under-cooked and very limp. The burger is well sized, but is under-seasoned when tasted without the bread or toppings - a little salt helped this somewhat. The Brisket Sandwich was filled with thin slices of beef, but the meat was considerably over-cooked, with no tenderness, almost a crunch though out the meat, not just the char on the outside portion - this meat did not seem freshly cooked, at all, but rather warmed over. The BBQ sauce is a thick, rich sauce dominated by sweetness, a bit too sweet for my tastes, and the Swiss Cheese didn't add anything to this sandwich considering the amount of sauce.. The pork barbecue is minced rather than chopped or pulled, not a texture I care for, and the meat comes out of the kitchen more than well sauced, and the sauce here is sweet, as well. There is not a huge portion of meat on this sandwich, which also has a little cole slaw on Texas Toast, a platform that doesn't stand up well to a rather wet filling. The French Fries had some flavor, but were not the least bit crispy, in fact, mostly limp. The service was excellent, the ambiance pleasant, other than the piped in music being too loud, and the pricing was reasonable in most respects. But the food was just not something that made you say "wow", and the items that were either over or under cooked points to a lack of attention in the kitchen - those chips and that brisket, in particular, should never have been made it out of the kitchen, period. Might drop in and try again, maybe try something different, if in the area, but this would not be a destination spot based on our experience today.
Great place to eat. Wait staff was very nice, food was excellent. Will definitely be coming back here.
Up and down. Sometimes good and sometimes not. Good bar atmosphere and nice patio.
Everything form the beers to the food is excellent. Even the booth we sat in was nice and big. The home made chips and cold beer alone are worth the stop.