Keller Grille — Restaurant in Maplewood

I sat on this review for a few days. I never want to have a knee-jerk reaction to something and then convey those immediate thoughts/feelings when in a few days they may change. Unfortunately, those thoughts/feelings didn't really change.

I will first say that the bartender here was an absolute riot. He was funny, witty, nice, and just plain patient. Honestly, if it weren't for him, I think the overall score would bottom out. If you're going here just to have a drink or a beer, I highly recommend this place if he's working.

If you're looking to come here for a meal... I would say, don't.

We had the Open Face BBQ Chicken sandwich with waffle fries and the Roast Beef with au jus and chips.

Chicken sandwich. Overall, I was really let down by this dish. I was really excited when I ordered it, but honestly, it was disappointing. The chicken was chewy. The BBQ sauce tasted like a generic store brand. The presentation was nice, I will say that. The waffle fries were cold and and rock hard crunchy.

The Roast Beef au jus came out warm. The roast beef itself was very gristly. Chewy, hard to pull apart. Big let down. Having said that, the chips were pretty good. They fresh, crunchy and had nice flavor.

The atmosphere is really not much. It wasn't horrible by any means, just rather plain.

I hope this...

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Website says they are open. Doors unlocked. People working. We walked in, we were asked if we were looking for the menu. Said yes. We were told "oh, sorry. We're not like actually open. You should come back next Monday. That's when we really open." Nothing on the website saying they were not serving yet. No sign at the entrance to the drive, no signs anywhere in the building. Greatly disappointed in the lack of communication effort. 3rd time in the last year I've tried to eat here only to be turned away. Not sure if I will make a...