The Peat Steakhouse & Saloon — Restaurant in Lima

After a long day of trucking, we had to shut down in lima. We decided on this establishment because of the amazing reviews. What a mistake!

We called ahead to make sure they'd be open and they said they were. We arrived and had to wait almost 20 minutes just for the waitress to leave her buddies at the bar and give us menus. As she wad taking our drink order, one of us asked for a kind of pop they didn't have. He joked we must be too close to Canada as its harder to find the closer you get to Canada. She snapped on him and said " nobody orders that here so why would I order something nobody orders". I almost fell out of my chair by her instant rudeness. The next guy asked for a beer in a bottle. She said she didn't have bottles. So he asked if they had it on tap, she said she didn't have glasses, that he was only getting a can. She then stomped back to the kitchen with our order and then ignored us to go back to her buddies at the bar.

The man who asked for draft noticed when he went to cook the food they in fact did have glasses, and the beer he asked for on draft. He asked her why she said they didn't when they evidently did. She argued with him and treated him like dirt. I can't believe she would treat customers like that! However, I found out why. Her daddy owns the place.

Thankfully the young man with the moustache was really nice. I feel bad for him for having so work with someone as nasty as that waitress.

If you have the option, just bypass this place and continue to Dillon, about half hour down the road. The whole town is filled with amazing restaurants and...

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