Shorty's Steakhouse (Garrett, Indiana) - looking for a unique steakhouse, not too far outside Fort…read moreWayne? Shorty's is one of the Salvatori's Restaurant Group offerings that is located on Main Street in Garrett. Head north on 327 to the downtown area. Shorty's is set in a small and older building located on the east side of the road. You will need to park on the street - which isn't an issue in Garrett. As I said... Shorty's is a smaller venue. The building holds about 10 people at the bar and 90 inside dinners. The outdoor patio appears to seat about 50 people. Shorty's is always busy - especially on Friday/Saturday nights. So, make a reservation via their website. The larger side room can hold bigger groups of 8-14 people. Otherwise you are limited to a table of four. Upon entering the restaurant you will quickly encounter the host stand right at the door. There is no real foyer area to wait for your table. You may feel uncomfortably close to a stranger if things are backed up. The bar area is one of the first things you see. Legend has it that this bar was relocated from a Chicago area business who had it installed in around the time the 1893 World's Fair was in Chicago. The bar wood work, design and finishing are gorgeous! Very inviting. The older part of restaurant retains the decor of the old building - attractive dark wood interiors/fixtures, green plaster ceilings and hardwood floors. All are very comfortable and welcoming. The host and service team were very friendly and helpful. There was plenty of help to hustle drink orders, refills and follow up. The kitchen is very small. Food orders may take a bit of time when they are busy. So be prepared to relax, enjoy a bar drink, converse and admire the renovations. Shorty's has a decent variety to offer on their smaller food and drink menus. They are more than just steaks. In general, most items are a bit pricey...but probably normal for most area steakhouses. Here is a run down of the food we ordered: -Table Bread: nothing to special; white bread roll with a firm exterior and soft inside with basic butter; tasted like it was freshly baked -House Salad: nice sized salad with a fresh taste and ingredients; several side vegetables and cheese to dress up/accent the salad; the honey mustard dressing tasted familiar - probably not made in house -Crab Cakes: my wife loved her crab cakes; tender, full of crab and seafood tastes; nicely grilled exterior -Prime Rib & Baked Potato: delicious taste, tender and smaller amounts of fat; my medium rare request seemed to be more medium as I didn't see much pink coloring; the real horseradish lacked the usual bold kick that I except. The potato was baked perfectly and accented with the usual dollops of smooth butter and sour cream. Good steakhouse choice. Overall, Shorty's offers good food & drink selections in a unique setting. Remember, Shorty's is a very popular place and fills up quickly. Therefore, plan ahead and make a reservation. Shorty's is definitely worth a trip to Garrett to give them a try.

First time to Shortys and everything was stellar!!! Great price point, nice environment, friendly…read moreservice. We made reservations for a busy Friday night and we are very pleased. Good came out quickly and it was all so delicious. The tuna tartare special was fantastic! Might be one of the best tuna dishes I've ever had. The prime rib was flavorful and the horsey sauce good. We will definitely be back.

Interesting place…read more Let me cover the easy aspects first. The staff was very friendly and very gracious. Upscale atmosphere but they didn't turn me away when I wanted to work on my laptop so points for that!!. I didn't go upstairs but it's possible they have a more casual dining atmosphere there. I had the prime rib vegetable soup and didn't send it back but it was not edible. It was quite heavy with grease. It had tons of potential but something went awry there. I also had the black and bleu salad with beef tips. It was quite good but had way too much dressing for me I should have ordered the dressing on the side anyway so that's on me. The flavor was great! The beef tips had a lot of flavor. I asked for them to be rare to medium rare and they came out medium which was fine I guess. If I were ordering a steak and it came out that way I would have had them redo it. But steak tips are hard to get right and get out to the table while still pink. I enjoyed that salad. Overall the food was excellent. Side note: The attire is more geared toward suits and dresses. But the staff treated every guest very well. I'd definitely return. ACS is filling a much needed gap in Auburn's dining options and they're doing a great job.

I was in town for an event and found this restaurant on Yelp. I wasn't in the mood for a steak and…read morejust ordered two appetizers and a beer. Both appetizers were excellent: three deviled eggs for the first, and the iceberg wedge with blue cheese dressing. $34 with tax and tip.

Update. Restroom renovation- THANK DOG!…read more food has always been consistently reliably well prepared and served timely and hot!

This is a very cute part of Auburn Indiana. There is a painted wall outside where you can take…read morepictures. The street crosswalk is decorated with flowers. We thought the scotch eggs were interesting but probably would not order them again. My daughter enjoyed the scooby snacks. We both were crazy about the cheese curds!!! The best drink was the raspberry lemon drop martini!!!! I also tried a BlackBerry martini but the person making it was "learning," and I wasn't that thrilled. My daughter really liked her bacon jam burger. I thought my frisco melt was just okay. We got a politician deep dish Pizza. The crust was a little hard like cardboard, but the toppings were good. I thought it was pretty small, but it was a "medium" $21 This venue is very, very cute. And the food is not horrible.

This place offers an incredible variety of food, and everything I tried was absolutely delicious!…read moreThe prices are unbeatable, making it an amazing experience.

Still Delicious. Still great price. Nice people work there. I love that I can dine here on my keto…read morediet. The hibachi, steak and prime rib are exceptionally delicious. My favorite Buffet in Indiana!

We frequent this establishment and find when it is good, it is very good, but unfortunately, it is…read morenot consistent. For example, the chicken basket purchased this evening is a 50/50 chance of being a fail. Tonight was a fail (again). The Chicken was very dark and dry to the point of being unpleasant to eat. We have had them forget the sauce in the past while giving inconsistent portions. But they topped everything tonight..... a couple of the potato wedges were actually ROTTEN. I have never eaten a rotten potato until tonight, I can tell you a rotten potoato tastes just how it woud smell and immediately kills the appetite. In the past we have received salads with missing ingredients, so stopped ordering salads. It always feels risky ordering take out from the Italian Grill. We have attempted to notify management in the past , with no response or care. If you like playing food roulette, you may enjoy it. But for me, I think it is time to take them off our take out list.

Great Margherita pizza!! Decent drinks. Great service! If they didn't know the answer to a…read morequestion, they quickly found out. We were just passing through, but we'd go back if we could. Go hungry, leave satisfied! ​

We went to Hanger 9 to watch a band we liked. Its a nice local bar with good staff. Food looks…read moregood, but everything is served in a paper boat. I prefer to have plates if I am buying food. There is a large bandstand, and good sized dance floor. They have garage doors that can open to the front patio. However, they allow smoking on the patio so when the doors are open the whole place is basically smoking as the smoke gets everywhere. Gets busy after 10pm, pretty slow prior to that.

We came here while visiting our friends who just moved to Auburn, Hailey was the bartender both…read moredays we stopped by and was awesome! She made us these butterscotch coconut shots which were delicious! She was very kind to us I look forward to visiting again when we return to Indiana. Oh and the pull tabs were lucky here grab some while you have a beer!