Wacootah Grille — Restaurant in White Township

TL;DR overpriced and under-seasoned.

We visited for father's day, as a party of four. Most places around were already booked up for the holiday, so we decided to try something new.

First off, our server was great. She was friendly, attentive, and ensured our appetizers and entrees were out to us pretty much immediately.

Second of all, if you're visiting the Wacootah Grille, understand that you're almost going to be paying "on the green" prices for your drinks.

I had the ribeye, which is a 10oz cut. Expect that it comes without enough salt, which is a travesty against steaks. Since it's a thinner ribeye, I recommend to order it medium rare or risk it being overcooked, as was my significant other's.

A 10oz steak coming with hash browns and a biscuit for $28 is a bit ridiculous, if you ask me - especially when you consider you didn't get soup or a salad included with it at that price. It did also come with asparagus, which was pretty good but needed salt also.

The chicken wild rice soup was good, but again was under-seasoned. Neither enough salt nor pepper, otherwise it was okay. I'd describe it as markedly "less chicken-y" than most local chicken wild rice soups in the area.

We all really enjoyed the firecracker shrimp with it's accompanying dipping sauce, I would order that again if I were to return.

The breading on the walleye was too thick, leading to a crunchy exterior but a mushy interior. A lighter breading or a fluffy batter might work better.

The breading on the walleye actually was the same breading used on the onion rings, I'm pretty sure - which held too much oil internally in both instances but definitely worked better on the rings.

While the size of the single walleye filet was generous, the walleye basket overall was also overpriced at $24 considering it just came with waffle fries, coleslaw and a very overcooked biscuit.

We likely won't return to the Wacootah Grille, which is sad considering how good the other restaurant at Giants Ridge is (The...

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