Shoe Inn — Restaurant in Town of Van Etten

One other reviewer stated something about to much Trump and politics being shoved down their throat. I saw one bumper sticker on a board. I was really hoping for more. But lets get to the review. Place was pretty empty. Good smells coming from kitchen. Brenda and I decided to eat outdoors. Good move. Once the employee finished mowing it was nice. Brenda ordered a chicken wrap and tater tots. To my surprise she loved it. I tried a tot and it was crispy and good. Not greasy. I ordered a burger that came with bacon onion ring and a side of onion rings. I would have no complaints if it weren't for the bacon. Onion ring golden brown and not greasy. Burger cooked to order. The bacon was cooked the way I like it crispy. No fat. Accept it was in a big ball in the middle of the burger. The size of a golf ball. Brenda laughed as I broke it into piece's and ate a little bit with every bite of the burger. It killed my 5 star on the food. All in all I will be going back. Trying some steak maybe. Oh forgot. They ran out of...

Great little place! I come in here for some take out food every so often and the cheeseburger is really good - surprisingly good for such a small, local, place. I haven't tried the other menu options, but I've seen other patrons get the wings, and some other items, and they looked delicious. Fries and onion rings are crispy, good portions too.

Prices for both food and drink are reasonable for the area, and type of place.

The decor is pretty rustic, the "theme" is definitely local/rural bar, lots of pics of regulars from way back, that sort of thing. No ambience to speak of - not necessarily a bad thing!

The bartender - only one I've seen - is attentive and friendly, obviously knows her way around a bar.

I believe there is live music some nights, haven't seen any myself, and there's a nice little porch out back with some tables.

Overall, so long as you're not expecting the Ritz, it's a nice little place to stop for some food and drinks....

So my friend and I decided to stop in after coming and visiting with her family's gravestones in Van-etten. It has been about 25 years since we've been out here to this town and decided to stop by the local bar to get some food or to see if they had any. To our surprise they have great food. I ordered myself steak medium rare and tater tots, my friend ordered two grilled cheese sandwiches and two orders of tater tots. The lady in the kitchen that is doing all the cooking she is a great cook. The bartender is very friendly and the people in general that is here is friendly and this is a kickback cool place. We do also enjoy the scenery in the back when we went out for a cigarette Saw some geese and Hill landscape and beautiful clouds we also noticed all the decorations inside and outside of this place and it's just wonderful and feels...