Grumpy’s was dumpy. One star feels more accurate, but I’m hoping our experience was an outlier. The restaurant’s high Google rating as well as many of its reviews suggest that the awful service and disappointing food we got were an anomaly. If you check my other reviews, they are almost always positive, but this restaurant earned itself a terrible review and a poor rating.

Service: I believe her name was Nicole, and I do not think it’s possible to have had much worse service. It took her 5 minutes to get us a menu because she prioritized everything, including chatting with her friend, over us. When asked questions about the food, she seemed to not have answers; I think she knew the answers but didn’t care enough to help. We ordered extra cornbread, and we even double-checked to confirm there would be extra cornbread. No extra cornbread came. I tried to attribute this to the kitchen, but when I saw our check, nowhere on it did it mention we had ordered cornbread. Either train her extensively or hire someone else, fast.

Food: We ordered three different entrees, each with different sides. The brisket was pretty good, and the Reuben was alright, but the smoked chicken was too dry and pretty bland in taste, especially since it was smoked. The sides were trash-worthy. The sweet potato fries were the worst I have ever had, from any restaurant, ever. The regular fries were a mix of a bit crunchy and a bit soggy, but we had taken them to go, so maybe that’s why they were pitiful. The brussel sprouts looked great, with some slightly burned pieces, but they tasted like steamed Brussels sprouts. Lastly, two of us felt ill later than evening, and while this may be a coincidence, it ironically summed up the experience.