Original Court St Dairy Lunch — Restaurant in Salem

So... I'm a little torn here. I'll go with the positives first. We were the only ones in there, but service was lovely. They even modified a large portion for me. Food was good, with simple creative twists on everyday faves (chicken wrap with a fried tortilla, for instance). Prices super affordable. On the down side, I wished we hadn't got sucked in as soon as we opened the door. It smelled terrible, like unclean. The bathroom was filthy. The only thing that was clean in the whole place was the the seats and tables, that's about it. The carpet was gross, the walls, grimy, could use a fresh coat of paint. The bathroom needs updated... the old laminate, sticky and black, will likelynever come clean if tried. The cook (owner, I'm thinking) probably doesn't realize how loud he talks, especially on the phone with inspectors. I did enjoy our sweet waitress, and my perfectly portioned meal, but unless it gets cleaned and updated, from probably 1950, we...

Went there yesterday (8-21-17). Maybe on ANY other day, they'd be alright, however they got off on a bad foot yesterday a.m. Their lead waitress got in just at opening and the 20 or so of us standing in line, were immediately let it. If they'd used a seating hostess, things may have gone better. The waitress started taking orders from the back of the restaurant and some of the first people in sat near the front. Others came in after the original crush and sat at the counter and some of them got served first. It wasn't until an hour and a half later when I finally got my meal. Food was ok and it was a special "ECLIPSE" menu, as I looked at their regular menu in the window and I'd been charged an extra $1.25 for my chicken fried steak and 2 eggs (which they originally forgot. My advice, is to stay away from this place if you see a crowd, as they can't...

Absolutely horrible experience I am highly allergic to jalapeños I asked them to please put them on the side instead they were cooked and chopped up thru out my entire scramble when I finally got the waitress attention and explained to her that I could not eat it and and why she checked the ticket and she wrote it up correctly she went to the cook and he siad loudly she took two bites of it she is going to pay for it. The entire restraunt heard what he siad that I would have to pay for it well a trip to the er for allergic reaction would of cost him a lot more than just saying sorry and either taking it off the bill or making something else. Understand when you order food at this restraunt you will get your food exactly how he wants to cook it and it will not matter how you order it. Eat at your own risk it could kill you!!!! If you have food...