Jan 2020 updare: Ordered a large Tavern Salad that I had to send back due to brown and wilted lettuce. Showed it to the manager, who apologized and offered a fresh-made salad. Second salad was marginally better in that I only found half a dozen brown and wilted pieces of lettuce (I'll try to post pics). A person shouldn't have to dig through a $9 salad to make it fit to eat. I showed the second round of brown/wilted lettuce of the 'improved" salad to the same manager, who apologized and shook his head sadly but did NOT offer to reduce my check (as most eateries would). I won't be back. If you have to dine here, stick to the proteins. ADDENDUM: After sharing my woe with my very good server Chris, he spoke with the manager and the salad charge was removed.

2016 review: The food and service are usually good but I am rating them poorly because they have three smoking tables on the patio that are surrounded by nonsmoking tables on two sides. The manager explained that this is legal, that they "don't want to offend our smoking customers ", and that nonsmokers "can always eat inside". I think it's inconsiderate to force nonsmoking customers inside, and to force their servers to be exposed to the health risks of secondhand smoke.

So although forcing smokers to eat without a cigarette is unreasonable even though it doesn't hurt their health, it's reasonable to force servers and patio customers to risk their health so a few smokers won't have to go an hour without a cigarette. Clearly they value the minority who smoke more than the majority who don't. For Pete's sake, even many smokers prefer not to be exposed to smoke while they're eating.

But their message is clear: a few smokers' habits are more important than their servers' and customers' health. Here's my message: my weekly visits here are over, as are my quarterly staff meetings. Bye bye!