Buddy's Log Cabin Family Restaurant — Restaurant in Pine Grove Township

We chose this restaurant for the good reviews. Which is why I also ordered the fried chicken and mashed potatoes with gravy, The food looked delicious and that’s where it came to an end.

With the very first bite into the mashed potatoes I thought I was eaten drywall joint compound. It had a chemical taste and I knew the meal was going to be problematic.

I had two pieces of fried chicken. The first bite of first piece of chicken was undercooked. When the sent was no longer masked by its fried outer layer, the flesh smelled rancid as if it was rotten.

My colleague paid for the meal, so I tried the second piece of chicken and it was a bit more tolerable. I took several bites in an attempt to be courteous. However, as I ate more the chicken began to emit a foul odor. Only the applesauce was edible, that’s because it was obviously store bought. They managed to slightly mess this up too with the excessive cinnamon sprinkled on top.

My colleague ordered the special, “Chicken Pot Pie” and he only ate half then complained that it was too salty. He mentioned there was barely any chicken, nor did it contain any pie like crust.

This is a place for locals whom I believe have never experienced good food. This restaurant only exists as it is adjacent to an active highway and I believe they have duped a great many travellers.

The restaurant has a rustic log cabin like feel which is tolerable but can be much improved with increased cleanliness.

If you’re not local then you must be patient as the staff will serve locals before unknown patrons. Several groups of individuals arrived and ordered after us but were served their meals first.

After leaving the restaurant I had a three hour drive. During the drive I couldn’t wait to brush my teeth. I spat bits of chicken out the window as they loosened from between my teeth.

I can say the best experience we both had is that we did not eat enough to get sick. Truly we should have had the leftovers packed and sent to a lab to be tested. I’m almost afraid they’ll serve what was left to...

If I could give zero stars then I would. BEWARE of the cucumber salad, ours had a thumb nail in it. It's just gross but it started with our order. On the menu board, which has the DAILY SPECIALS written on it each day, was written grilled cheese and tomato soup. It was 1245. My husband ordered the grilled cheese and tomato soup. " Oh we're out of the tomato soup", the waitress said. Well then erase it from the board how 'bout. Anyway he got the veggie beef and left half the soup because it was flavorless. I have a suggestion. Rather than running out of what you advertise, buy yourself a can or two of Campbell's tomato soup. And please don't say that you wouldn't sell canned soup cuz your soup is not that good, so it would be a lateral exchange and maybe even a step up, flavor wise anyway, to have a can of Campbell's. That's strike one. Then, again it's lunchtime, my granddaughter ordered mashed potatoes. When they were delivered there were brown lumps in them about 1/2 inch by 1 inch. Reminded me of crusts of bread. I originally thought that they brought her the bread filling by mistake. So we showed the waitress and she said that it's probably from being heated in the microwave and it got burnt or like brown on the bottom. She said that she would get her fresh. It seemed obvious to me that it was the same exact dish of potatoes with the large brown chunks picked out. I didn't express what I thought about the mashed potatoes to my granddaughter because then she might not eat them. Strike two! My daughter got the cucumber salad and she felt something unusual in her mouth while chewing the cucumber. A THUMB NAIL!!!! It was a fingernail. It looked like it came from a thumb. I was so upset that I showed the waitress and asked for the chef( probably not a chef, cook would have been a better choice of words). The waitress said that she just left. I gave her the nail. I was so upset that i didn't think to ask for it back and/or take a pic. STRIKE THREE and you are out. Sincerely and with...

When we first arrived they 'cleaned' a table off for us. After getting situation my foot had touched something under the table & that's when I looked under the table and saw all the trash & random utensil etc. The wait was 49 mins (this comes in handy later on) for our food. As other reviews mention, the gravy is like a jelly disaster & I think that's because the food was barely Luke warm. If you're a cook or even at just a home cook for your family, you know gravy gets jelly like when cold. My husband and I's hot roast beef & turkey sandwiches came luke warm. The wait was 49 mins so I have no clue why we all got room temp food unless it was done and sat the entire 49 mins. Then they forgot my waffle with strawberries so that was another wait again while they made it. Upon bringing it to the table it came with burnt marks on the outside that any home cook knows comes from a dirty waffle iron. As well as CHUNKS of burnt black god knows what, under my waffle (see pics) thy must have so kindly included the brunt scraps from cleaning the griddle off on my plate 🙄 . I also ordered the filling to, which came out and ended up being potato mash filling they said. It was mashed potatoes with a few chunks of mushy bread inside. My son got their version of the big Mac which he loved & my other son got Luke warm wings that were decent size- that's the only reason for the 2 stars. I don't know what cook is there when some of these people are eating to leave 5 stars but we must have came when the other chef was there along with the other people leaving the 1 star reviews. Keep driving... We paid 100 dollars with tip (yes we still tipped) when Arby's would have been better than this...