Linden Sports Bar & Restaurant — Restaurant in Linden

Ordered take out with my wife. We decided to order only sides as we do not eat meat and so we ordered rice, beans, and fries. Low and behold when they finally hand us the food the total came out to $14. For three sides, at a Spanish restaurant. I have lived in Northern Jersey my whole life from North Bergen to New Brunswick and I can promise you I have never had this happen to me and honestly I could not believe it could be a thing. The standard circular take out container was filled half way with plain white rice. A 6 oz container of beans that were borderline oily and then finally to put the cherry on top a container of fries that were suppose to be made fresh already soggy and clumping together, not a bit of crunch. I want to be devil's advocate and say that the main dishes featuring meat may be better but for an order composed solely of the cheapest sides on the face of the planet $14 was robbery. I did in fact contact the restaurant and explain my frustration which led to a discussion with the helpful and understand front house worker, some woman, and she then proceeded to have a conversation with her boss in the background which I was able to both hear and understand since I am Hispanic. He told her to tell me to come back in to fill out the container of my rice but honestly I couldn't even go back since I have a sense of pride and would like my business to end with this review, a meal I begrudgingly ate, and the hope that others in the situation of looking for a couple small things since it is around the corner to not bother and simply looking for cheaper alternatives for something like...

Ate here a few times before and thought it a good value for the food. Not a great wine (or beer) selection but a decent glass of the Pinot Grigio that they had for $6 made for a reasonable night out. It became a go to place for a reasonable meal. Tonight ate there and found the bill for two $20ish entrees and 4 glasses was $100!!! The wines were $36, entrees about right but an automatic 18% gratuity for a party of 2? Caught the auto inclusion, so didn't tip higher. When we went home I checked both my partner's memory and the menu online: Wine should have been $6. A phone call got a manager (?) who had to ask his staff about it, then said the prices were being updated and were now $9, a 50% increase. Not a huge difference in cost ($12), but very disappointing, leaving a bad taste. Really like eating locally to help local restaurants that value their customers. Will not be back here. As an aside, I generally tip 20%, so that auto-gratuity cost...

Ok...let me start by saying. It's ok...I mean food was so/so. Me and my cousin stop in there for lunch on a Tuesday not crowded but a few patrons. Anyway food like I said was so/so but why do we have to to ask for condiments I mean its obvious you need steak sauce when eating a steak or salt/pepper as well. But along with that no refills being offered on water. C'mon now really as were eating the waitresses were in the corner on their phones. But that was least of our troubles. Beware and I do mean BEWARE!!!!!!!! How DA FCK you gonna charge a gratuity of 18% on a party of 2 on a TUESDAY for lunch....TRUST ME WHOMEVER READ THIS CHECK YOUR BILL B4 HANDING OVER YOUR WAY OF PAYING. ON TOP OF THAT THEY HAVE 3 OPTIONS OF CHOOSING YOUR GRATUITY CHOICE THESE. MOFO....CHOOSES THE HIGHEST ONE TO INCLUDE IN UR BILL. NAH IM GOOD I DEFINITELY WONT BE EATING THERE NO TIME SOON. SO DO WHAT YOU WANT IM JUST SAYING BEWARE OF YOUR BILL B4 U...