Fork & Knife Restaurant — Restaurant in Manitowoc

The place was nice and tidy and the staff was pleasant. Always on the go and keeping you up to date. You don't even have to ask for service for they tend to keep tabs on every table.

They offer a variety of dishes from salads to meat to fish food. The issue would be the lack of description for the meals they offer. My brother requested some terriyaki with shrimp. When he received his food, he received more shrimp than terriyaki. It would've been nice if we could've received more terriyaki to equal it out with the shrimp. Even the rice included in the meal was covered in terriyaki sauce rather than it being in a separate bowl. If we really wanted to ask for changes, I'm sure they would've taken the meal back and offered it the correct way.

As for myself I went ahead and purchased a gyro, thinking they would wrap it like a burrito like they do in Rome. I was wrong however. I received the gyro as if it was half a Taco Bell crunch wrap. The gyro description said it was "beaf" but it tasted as if it was sausage or lamb so it made me question what they really used. I couldn't use the sauce they offered for when I opened it, it looked old and a majority of the juice was on top. I can't really judge the sauce for I wasn't a fan of the taste so I'll exclude that from this review other than what I saw.

Despite their meals their soup and fries are stupendously good! The fries are just right. I didn't taste any of that grease you normally would taste when eating at fast food restaurants. That hot crunchy taste was just perfect. As for the soup, I went ahead and ordered the chicken dumplings and that was superb. Not to hot, not to cold but just right. Some crackers on the side was to have.

All in all their service was great but their food, not so much. They do offer their meals in a "fancy" manner but the lack of certain ingredients per meal cuts them short. Think of it as buying a CPO vehicle and the dealer doesn't send you photos of the vehicle. The only time you see it is on the spot at the dealer when it arrives. Kinda like that. You were expecting something like "wow!" but in return was more like "oh..."

My family didn't seem to enjoy the food and their pricing seemed to average around $9-$11 a person. If you want to have a family comfort dine in, I would recommend to look...

It's very difficult to understand the very high ratings this restaurant has received. It was because of those ratings that we chose to dine here on 6/26/2021. We have had better food at truck stops. The exterior of the building is deteriorating, as is the sign. When we walked in there was debris (food and paper) scattered all over the carpet. Those should have been the signs for us to leave. We were assigned one booth but asked for a different one because the seat was worn past the pleather to the lining. (See picture) To the restaurant's defense the server stated the interior is being renovated in July. Hopefully the menu and cooks will get an overhaul as well. We ordered the Holiday Combo to share. A 10oz. ribeye, 2 pieces of broasted chicken and 4 fried shrimp. It came with a choice of soup or potatoes. We both had the cream of broccoli soup-consistency of wallpaper paste and about as tasty. As were eating our soup, the server decided to vacuum the carpet, not a good idea when people are dining. I also ordered mashed potatoes. Server stated that they are homemade. The texture felt homemade but totally missed on flavor. The veggies that came with the meal came right from a can. They didn't even look good, neither of us touched them. The chicken leg was hilarious it was about the size of my thumb! Sadly, they broasted the chicken leg and breast together so both were extremely overcooked. They did get the ribeye cooked to the proper temp but didn't have any flavor. It just looked lost in all the other disasters. My wife said the shrimp was okay. Even her coffee was bad. When our server asked how we liked our meal, we were honest. "You didn't even like the soup?" Was her only response. On my way out I used the Men's room. I had to not breath as the urinal was "very ripe" if you know what I mean. I'm glad I don't live in...

This was my first time at Fork & Knife and I don’t think that 5 Stars can even begin to cover how great of an experience that I had today. We walked in and were greeted by very friendly and upbeat staff and sat at the bar. The bartenders then greeted us, asked us if you have ever been there before, and helped us with both beer selections and the menu. When it came to ordering, the owner walked up and suggested that we try their house made elote. Even knowing we had decided to go with some awesome sounding garlic Parmesan fries, she still brought the elite over for us to try. With a combination of both friendly and welcoming staff, and the owners coming up to us and chatting for a little bit, this was an amazing and WOWing experience. I feel as if I was amongst family and that I had not even left my home. This will be both mine and my spouses regular spot now!!! I can’t wait...