Chat-n-Chew — Restaurant in Warren

For our Girl's Night Out/In we picked Chat-n-Chew. Are we ever glad we did. We enjoyed a wonderful homey dinner that you would swear your Mom cooked! We had fork tender pork chops and homemade mashed potatoes smothered in a delicious gravy, Chicken Siciliano which is chicken breasts cradled in sauteed onions and green peppers topped with provolone cheese and last but not least a hot sausage sandwich which is a hot sausage patty topped with green peppers and onions. Both the former dinners came with delicious fair style fries. The glorious end to this awesome meal??? Homemade strawberry pie and homemade rhubarb pie. The crust was divine and I am not a crust person ( I would always leave that end piece for my Mom). If you haven't been here, you are missing out on a terrific meal. What was fun was the fact that they knew a lot of their customers by name which tells you that they have a wonderful repeat...

Now for the truth. It's a Veal Patty not a cutlet. Not sure about much else but my uncle's meatloaf looked like a frozen Patty with brown gravy. The price is okay but fries are always extra. Let's get back to the Veal Patty. The sauce was overbearing but it was the highlight of the dish, the cheese was tasteless. The pasta it came with tasted as if it was reheated. Back to the fries, they were good and decent portion. Two stars because the Veal Patty was terrible. The servers were nice but not friendly. The service was slow, but the food was quick, which makes me wonder. The place felt dated and cramped and I was cold, I don't get cold very easy. I don't care to pay for food that taste like heat and serve in a place that I fell should...

Took some picky friends there and warned them that it looks like a dive, but friends were absolutely impressed with the food. (Had Reuben, fried fish, patty melt and grilled cheese, but the onion rings are the bomb.) Service at tables is always painfully slow but kind and friendly. (Sort of supports the name Chat n Chew... No one is in any real hurry for anything.) Lots of locals, but we were probably the youngest attendees and we are in our 50-60s. Prices are excellent. Portions are spot on for the price. Terrible coffee, but can't go wrong with tea. Floor to the bathroom is almost always sticky and the decor probably hasn't changed since 1985, but worth a stop before you hit franchise fast food...