I have never had a bad experience with this location pickle barrel. Customer service is usually pretty good, washrooms are clean (you now can wave your hand on the side of the door and it will automatically open 0.o), and servers are quick. Depending on how busy it is determines how long your food may take, however, PB tries to give you appetizers and drinks real fast so your mouth is occupied while you wait for the main course. So what we ordered;
Iced Cafe Mocha. I only tried this since both occasions Noah always orders it so I decided why not? It has expresso, chocolate, frozen yogurt, and milk. To finish it off, is a nice amount of whip cream on top. The drink texture is slightly thick but smooth enough to go through the straw, for those who love to drink really fast. The combination was REALLY nice. I personally did not think it would taste that great but I WAS impressed (10/10). Took me some time to finish it (literally was done when I paid the bill) so it not necessary to order anything else besides from Water if you really want to. May be tempted to buy another though :P. Price: 3.99
APPETIZER:
Crispy Calamari was next on the list. I usually order this regardless of restaurant (Jack Astors, Moxies, Joeys) since it is a really good appetizer. The sauces are different at each location, Jack Astors having spicy tomato type sauce and a nice garlic ranch mix, Joey having a spicy Mayo, and Moxies also having a spicy mayo. With PB, it comes with roasted peppers aioli and spiced tomatillo sauce. Lemon is put on the side for you to add to your pleasure (totally recommended with lemon, without it makes it very dry). Overall, it was good. My ONLY complaint is the amount you get compared to Jack Astors. For $10.99 (same price at JA, 11.99-12.99 at Joeys and Moxies), the amount is really small. Maybe for one person its a good amount, but for 2 or more, nope. Sure its an appetizer but still for the price, they could do better. However, today amount was better than previous visits
Buffalo Chicken Wings (1lbs- Dinner Option), was what I ordered. I never knew there was a dinner option which comes with fries, coleslaw and gravy (it was never brought up previously). It comes with carrot/celery sticks and bleu cheese dip. For the blue cheese dip, PB changed their previous dip which was much more of a liquid type form and easier to glaze over your wings compared to the new "thick" version which is more of a dip-bite version. Their portion is much smaller, which requires you to probably get two servings. The bleu cheese itself was pretty strong (not a huge fan of bleu cheese but it goes well with wings) so I didn't touch the second dip I requested. It terms of the sauces, originally you can get Honey Garlic, BBQ, and Buffalo Hot. However, apparently they have removed the honey garlic (permanent) so I had to get the BBQ/Hot option compared to my usual HoneyG/Hot (very good combo, try it!). Overall the food was "okay". I only ate about 5 of the wings (I didn't like the mix), the blue cheese was too thick, and coleslaw was really watery. I really only enjoyed the fries with the gravy. I rate it a 5.5/10. I could have just gotten the wings compared to the dinner option which made it $15.99 than the original $10.99
Lobster Grilled Cheesed, was what Noah ordered. It consisted of lobster, spinach, brie, swiss cheese, twelve grain bread, french fries (regular OR sweet potato), and coleslaw. It seemed very filling and its contents were all good in amount. I would rate it 9/10 and the next on my "try out" list. Price is $11.99
Customer Service: 9/10 (was pleased but expected a bit more)
Food: 8/10 (the chicken wings really brought the score down everything else was amazing)
Would I Go Back: YES
Regardless, PB food is good for its prices most of the time and service is pretty good overall. Environment is Classy and Elegant and good for dinner with friends or a date.
Till Next Time...
Yumoyori <3~
