AL'S PLACE Restaurant — Restaurant in Lake Wales

North of Lake Wales on Florida 17 lies an old Florida Roadhouse called Al's Place. Since Ruby likes Chili dogs and we were in the area, we stopped in. It doesn't look like much from the outside, and the inside is decorated with historic front pages of famous events. A group of regulars were at the unique elephant table. Ruby had a regular chili dog, I had a slaw dog and a sauerkraut dog. We shared an order of onion rings. I had 2 mugs of draft beer, and Ruby had ice tea. The food was good, but a hint, the sauerkraut is cold on the hot dog. They will heat it upon request. There's a stage in the backyard where they have live music. Saturday is bargain day with reduced prices. Carrie, our waitress, was very friendly...

My wife and I went in for lunch as we haven't been here in several years. I asked for a burger but was disappointed that they couldn't add bacon, then when it arrived it seemed like a child size so I finished still hungry. If you order the burger make sure to order the double. She got the fish and received 3 good sized filets which she couldn't finish and had to get a box to take it home. We got the tater kegs as an appetizer which we both enjoyed. The food was good, the waitress was friendly and attentive, and the place was clean. I grew up locally and just remember bigger burgers and the foot tall of onion rings, so I was a little disappointed but my wife enjoyed her lunch and we had a good...

Very small diner with very little parking. We literally had to park on the side of the road across from the restaurant or take the chance that someone would park behind us in the parking lot, thereby trapping us (this is a common occurrence where people then have to go outside to move their car others can leave). The inside is small and a bit on the dark side. While our server was attentive the burger I ordered was not very flavorful. If you are looking for a good burger I would recommend taking the drive into Winter Haven for either the Twisted Prop or...