Imagine having to send food back not once, but twice. It was almost three, but I finished my food…read moreout of spite! Respectfully, the kitchen needs to get it together.
I ordered a 2-2-2 combo with eggs over medium, and a "smaller than a kiddie size" amount of home fries.
The two bacon strips were absolutely fine. Crisp, not overdone, okay size, no notes or complaints. The eggs were fine for over easy, but a liquid yolk does not an over-medium egg make. This idea of being underdone applied fully to their batter-based products.
The first batch of pancakes was so gooey in the middle, I could taste the raw flour still. I caught my server, and sent them back for being "hilariously underdone." When the new batch arrived, the interior was no longer raw, but still more gooey than a pancake has any business being. When asked how the second batch was, I responded with "Are they supposed to be gooey inside?" The response comes: "That's just how we make them." Detecting I was still not very happy, the server, to her credit, offered to switch them to something else, like a waffle, which i agreed to.
Out comes the waffle... guess what? The inside was also more gooey than it is supposed to be. Perhaps the only thing that allowed me to finish was that the exterior was crisp enough to eat without the soggy-bread consistency of the pancakes.
"That's just how we make them" is not an excuse. Somewhere out there is a person who likes "medium-rare" chicken. They are entitled to their preference, and the health disasters that come with it. This person also has no business cooking this way for anyone else. An extreme example, but I trust I've made my point.
Then we arrive at the home-fries. As a standalone item, this was enjoyable. They were deep fried, and seasoned such that they required neither salt nor pepper. One problem: the portion size was their standard, rather large size. Look, if a spot has only a standard size, then fair enough, but inform the customer requesting a baby-size portion accordingly
While the service was pleasant being welcoming and friendly, there's a lot more to it than that. The potatoes are one example. Another is the bottomless coffee mug was not refilled in due course, and when it was, a new cup of black coffee was brought, completely ignoring the creamer container now filled with used napkins, neither removing it nor providing a new one. Also, when food is sent back, unless we're talking about a deep dish pizza with its prep time, one would hope it would be prioritized and sent out fast, though based on how long it took to get a second batch of underdone pancakes, this was not the case.
Finally, we arrive at the prices. Due to the abject failures of the meal, I ended up being charged only for a (too-big) order of home fries, a single waffle, and a coffee. All of that, after tax, came to $22.75. This isn't expensive, it's not even overpriced, it's downright highway robbery.
Final verdict: one word: No! I *did* enjoy the coffee, and found it strong and tasty . Otherwise, Dollop Diner not only hit rock bottom, but they started digging. Maybe the heat from the planet's core would help them not serve raw pancakes?