1313 Club — Restaurant in Wallace

I didn't get to try the food, only the water... and this is the story of the most epic Father's Day in my life...

I was SO excited for the 1313 to be open again. We checked for Facebook updates all winter/spring since they shut down, and were stoked when we saw that they were reopening.. City Limits had served well as our spot in Wallace, but we had really missed the 1313.

For Father's Day, my family decided that we would hike the Pulaski trail, then head to the 1313 for lunch. It was maybe at 25% capacity, which was a little surprising for lunch on a gorgeous Father's Day. We were greated and seated in the same little booth that we always had before -- glad to see that they didn't remodel and rip it out. We were promtly given 4 waters, which was great because we were thirsty from our hike... and that's when the impossible happened.

Upon drinking the water my entire family immediately turned INVISIBLE to everyone else. The water must have had some of that same serum that they used in that Kevin Bacon movie (Hollow Man, I think). I didn't think it could be true, so waited for another little while for someone to notice us. I thought I had even caught the eye of the waitress a few times, but no... the four of us were completely transparent.

After about 10 minutes a couple was seated in the booth next to us. This was the test I was waiting for. If they drank the water and became invisible too, then it would have confirmed my hypothesis. Fortunately for them, they declined the water (maybe they already knew?) and the waitress said she would be right back for their drink order -- which she soon did. Still, no acknowledgement of us. It was at this time that my wife also became convinced of my invisibile serum theory, but my kids were still on the fence.

It wasn't until she came back for their food order, again without acknowledging us, that my kids finally realized that they were invisible. Excited to test our new invisibility powers around town as a family, we decided to leave soon after the waitress finished with the smart/visible couple's order and headed back to chat with her coworkers. I thought about asking how much we owed for the water/serum concoction, but didn't want to break up what seemed like a very entertaining impromptu staff meeting. Shocker alert -- no one saw us leave.

Unfortunately, as soon as we showed up at City Limits, the serum had worn off. We were visible again, and my kids immediately became hungry again.

An unforgettable Father's Day for sure. Next time I think we might skip the water like the other folks did. Invisibility isn't really all that cool. If I recall Hollow Man correctly, I believe that Kevin Bacon's character...

*Update from new ownership. March 2022. * It's a bummer the changes that 1313 Club has gone through. The food quality has gone down exceptionally and the prices have shot waaaaay up. This was my favorite place, and now it's definitely our least. We've tried it 3 times now, and we are done trying. And yes I do understand everything in the world has gone up in price, but almost $15 for just a sandwich and small salad? No thanks.

Just to name a few things, the 1313 Club sandwich went from a massively delicious sandwich, and now super flimsy and mostly bread BLT. The ranch was delicious before and now it taste like a generic one from a bottle. Even my garden salad lacked something, average at best. The service again was nice, but nothing exceptional. She was able to come to our table right before we start getting antsy from the lack of refills and such.

The one positive was the local high school art being displayed there. I do love a local place with local talent. Good job on supporting that.

OLD POST Always a pleasure. Atmosphere comfortable and the food is the best in town. Try the 1313 club.

Only one caveat is during happy hour. Pounders if beer turn into small glasses of beer for $2. This is less than half the beer at almost same cost, and is pretty much a bummer when there is only one server for the day. Felt bad for the poor girl, took us a hot minute to get another drink she was so busy. Advice: get a well drink, those are very much happy hour prices.

Aside from example above, service is normally great and they are so friendly there. Hence us still rating them at a 5, 1313 remains to be my favorite place.

Get a true happy hour for taps too and we would be there...

I really liked the vibe of this place when I walked in. Experience fell apart very quickly into visit. Ordered cheicken wings that came out raw at bone and literally cold from refrigeration. Yet crust was browned perfectly. Suspect Sysco wings which is ok I guess. The replaced them - cooked inside this time but slightly burnt crust now. Didn’t say anything just wanted to eat in peace. Had preferred a beer but server never came back to table until I was completely done. When she did I asked for my check and she asked if I wanted more beer or water??? Kind of late. I answered no but asked what they had for desert. She gave me menu - i asked what the seasonal pie was - she had to go to kitchen. Her answer was that the kitchen had not had time to make any pie. I ordered the chocolate torte. Are 1 bit and pushed it away. Been in refrigeration too long. Completely dried out. I’m now waiting for server to pick up my credit card so I can leave. No question asked about torte and why I only hate one bite.

Not a good experience or even a fair experience. Completely indifferent treatment by...