Steel Plow Burger Company — Restaurant in Moline

First time eating here, and the food was decent. But, I don't think we would go out of our way to come back.

We were greeted at the door by an energetic young man. We waited less than 5 minutes to be seated on a Saturday evening around 6 pm. When we were brought to be seated, we were first shown the "worst table" in the house, between the fireplace, the main walkway, and the kitchen area. But, we asked about their enclosed patio area, and we were redirected without an argument.

Although the food was tasty, the portion size vs. price was off. I got the economy aspect, but the burger was small, and the patty didn't taste seasoned. It did come with a generous portion of fries, but when served, they were slightly warm. Being a Bre's French Onion burger, the taste was not really bold and onionee. I did get a slight hint of French onion from the sauce.

The Mahi Mahi tacos were small for the price as well, and you only receive two tacos. The fish tasted a little fishy, albeit not off-putting enough to not finish.

We spent about $17 per person, not including the tip. The server was attentive and ensured our food allergy concern was addressed, and she verified that the allergen was not present on the plate. She took it seriously, where other servers don't. Kudos to her! Sorry, I didn't get her name, but her service offset the portion size detractor.

Sadly, we didn't get a chance to try the tasty sounding Shakes After Dark. They look tempting enough to lure us back just for those!

Be aware that they are passing on a new business credit card use tax from Uncle Prickster on your receipt. This may upset a few. If they didn't pass the cost on openly, then the cost of your products would be higher. It's all the same. But, to avoid this small fee, pay cash. The cash price vs. credit card price are plainly detailed on the receipt. No detractors here, IMHO. Just a note...

Ok. So let’s get the good stuff out of the way: This place is poppin. We got there around 6:30 pm and the whole restaurant was packed. That is always a great sign. The menu was competitively priced and had a few options like Venison, and Bison that are rare to find on menus. The food tasted excellent. I asked for a medium well Bison burger and they delivered perfectly. While we didn’t have desserts at my table I saw several people with dessert and they looked good. I could hear the customers raving so I knew it had to taste great.

Now let’s get into a few things that knocked the eating down a little: The service was slow. There was a massive table that had ordered their food. The servers decided to let all the food wait in the window till every place at that table could be served together. I saw burgers and fries sitting for at least 7 minutes in the window without being served. This seemed like a bad mistake as customers would be getting semi warm food at best. This only happened with a large group. Tables with 6 or less were definitely fine and served quickly. It took a long time to get our food. While it didn’t sit in the window, it did take over 1 hour to get our food. When it arrived it was great. Our drinks did go empty a few times and our waitress was not to be found. I think I only counted 1 refill for our table. Their desserts had no prices. So you could not figure out if you wanted one. I guess the old adage applies “if you have to ask the price, you can’t afford it.”

Over all I will eat here again. My family and I loved the atmosphere, and food. There are a few things to shore up but that is doable with a little extra training...

We went for the first time the other night. Our guest from Oregon wanted a good burger and we had heard people rave about them, so we thought we'd try it. We loved the poutine (very good and our server/bartender recommended it!). Myself and our guest had the Mr. Anderson Burger. She asked for her bacon to be crispy and the variety of fries, I asked for no onions and sweet potato fries. When the food came out the lady who set the plates down asked how everything looked. Our guest said she had asked for crispy bacon and what she got was not that at all. The lady said she would be right back. Our server/bartender came back over and showed us the ticket that specifically asked for crispy bacon. When the lady returned she made herself the martyr by saying she had to go back and make the bacon herself since the cooks would not cook anything like what our guest wanted. She went on to make a point of saying that if our guest were ever to come back in and ask for that again it would not happen since the cooks will not make it that way. As we ate, the fries were barely warm. I wanted to make a comment but didn't want the lady to come and lecture us about how it's because they aren't supposed to be piping hot and the cooks won't make them that way even if we want them to be. While I understand that it's not really a big deal to most, there is a way to treat a customer. Please don't treat customers that way. It was rude and makes us not want to return. Which I am very disappointed in since I had hopes to try other things on the menu. We did enjoy the server/bartended and...