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    The Willows

    3.0 (43 reviews)
    Closed 6:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Don't preach to me when your bathroom looks like it does.
    Rob C.

    Always consistent Food and drinks are always good and the prices are decent. I've only ever been on the bar side. They have a great shuffleboard. Also a pool table and a pickleball court during season.

    Bacon cheese burger
    Noah B.

    The food was AMAZING. If I could eat here everyday, I would without a doubt. The service was great and our food did not take long.

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    Danielle C.

    My first time here and I was so disappointed. After hearing how great it was I could have saved my money and gone elsewhere. I do have to say they've done a good job with the social distancing and mask glove wearing with staff and the place is very clean. They seem to follow all the CDC guidelines as well. I will also say the staff of friendly and suffer thru happily wearing those hot masks. With that said they have two people working the entire place and on this day only one cook. It was a Saturday at 11 am. The breakfast times just ended and the lunch menu just started. It was still busy with guests but most were finished with their plates or almost done. They were about 5 new tables that I could see. The bar had one person waitressing and the bartender. It took 10' for us to be greeted by anyone (it's a seat yourself place). After we placed our drink order it too another 10' for her to come back and take our order. We ordered appetizers but chose to have them delivered with our meal because we were nervous about her coming back. The food order which was jalapeño coins, nachos, cheese quesadilla, and bacon cheese fries took 35 min!! Yikes. She delivered our food and the bacon cheese fries were warm and the shredded cheese scarce and not melted, Thick chunks of bacon sat ontop. It was a small portion and not worth the $7. The nachos were cold and served ontop of a plate covered in aluminum foil. That's weird. The cheese quesadilla also had issue. Being very small the cheese wasn't melted either and looked like a child size serving. It was served with salsa out a jar which lacked flavor and sour cream lettuce on the side. Not a good portion for the $8 it cost. Nachos had the same salsa and sour cream on the side and offered the dish zero flavor. The ground beef wasn't seasoned cheese want melted and the chips were cold. Very disappointing to the $12 it cost. The jalapeño coins probably lead the best tasting but it came with a side of sour cream. I would have preferred ranch or blue cheese but I'll take what they give me. Some were warm others cold none were hot. I like my food served hot. Our waitress never came back to check on us to see how it tasted, to ask if we needed refills on our iced teas or if we need anything else like boxes or even our check! I finally had to ask another waitress for all of that. She was more of our server than the other. She finally dropped our bill off and never came back to get the credit card. Again we had to ask the other server. Ridiculous. I wouldn't recommend this establishment nor would I go there again. This is just my opinion. I know several people who love it but o love you go for breakfast.

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    Lucky Turtle Grill & Lucky Moose Lounge - Flatbread moose

    Lucky Turtle Grill & Lucky Moose Lounge

    3.7(172 reviews)
    3.6 mi
    $$

    I had the shrimp and grits. While I wouldn't call it grits, maybe Indiana grits, it was more…read morecornbread, my meal was incredible! I requested the creole sauce on the side as I wasn't sure what I was getting. I was pleasantly impressed with the "sauce" which was some of the best gumbo I have had. My husband had the coconut shrimp and was equally impressed. Our server was fun and knowledgeable, she let me know ahead that theirs was not your typical southern shrimp and grits. She was attentive without being too much. We love the atmosphere, the tables are not on top of each other and the decor was fun! We will definitely be back.

    Lucky Moose (DuPont & Coldwater Roads) - big menu, seeming less flavors that I would expect…read more I have visited the Lucky Moose three times in the last 5 months. I have not posted as I have been collectively evaluating their products. The Lucky Moose is located in a strip mall on the south side of DuPont road across from Kroger. Most times there is plenty of lot parking. Though this can be a challenge on busy dine out nights when Ziano's, Cebolla 's and the Moose are busy. At times Lucky's has had a good 30 minute wait. I think this is less likely since Union Social opened up the street. The Moose has a very large and diverse menu. There is something for everyone. The service always seems to be friendly. The restaurant is fairly large with a smaller bar area. I personally find the booths, that seat four, to be somewhat small. This can be uncomfortable if you have have four adult diners. On this visit we started with the fried veggie basket. This, like other appetizers I've ordered here recently, seem to come out deeply fried and tough in texture. The inside veggies were soft and fresh. The pieces weren't very big. The breading was thick and slightly oily to taste. Overall, you don't get much flavor to go along with the thick, hard and a bit oily breading. My wife had the fish tacos. She said they tasted fresh. No fishy taste. She noted that the tacos lacked seasoning that would help distinguish this Lucky Moose product. This characterization is somewhat typical of other entrees I had here. The Lucky Moose has a good variety of selections that can be made into a pizza or flat bread (see attached picture). This option was about $16. The menu says it takes about 29 1/2 minutes to make. The waitress said to plan on 40 minutes - just be aware, which was okay with me! This pizza is a "deeper" dish pizza. I'm not sure I would call it true deep dish as that implies a style with certain expectations. This was really just a really thick pizza served in a deep dish style pan. The crust tasted like a biscuit. I'm not sure if that is unique to this more southern BBQ style dish or if all pizzas have this type of biscuit crust. I was really expecting a more traditional pizza style dough taste. The worst part of the crust was that it came out REALLY hard when eaten hot and fresh. This was so hard that I had toncutbitbwith a knife. This was very different as left overs which I will explain later. The sauce was a very mild BBQ flavor. It had a moderate amount of sweetness and very little spiciness. Not bad. The down side here is that the sauce dominated the chicken and cheese taste when served fresh and really hot - but not that way as left overs. The hot BBQ sauce was so prevalent that I couldn't detect any smoked chicken flavors. The mozzarella cheese flavors got buried in the hot temperature BBQ sauce also. Overall, I was not pleased with my dinning selection. However, this somewhat changed when it became leftovers. Cold Pizza Test - I normally save some pizza to eat for breakfast. My preference is to eat it without being reheated. However, this is a deeper dish product. So I microwaved the pizza, that had been refrigerated for about 32 hours, for 45 seconds. During this time the BBQ sauce "soaked" into the crust and really softened it up. The sauce took a back seat to the chicken and cheese. I could now detect a nice Smokey flavor in the moist chicken. The mozzarella now thickened and provided that nice bed of cheese that you'd expect on a pizza. The 45 second reheated product was very tasty. A softer crust and mild BBQ flavors that enhanced the chicken and cheese. I believe the dramatic difference was due to the overly hot temperature by which the original pizza was cooked. Just my opinion. You visit and make your decision.

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    4.4(356 reviews)
    10.3 mi
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    Our group of six recently had an absolutely phenomenal dining experience at Copper Spoon in…read moredowntown Fort Wayne. We were hosting a special guest visiting from China, so we really wanted the evening to be perfect, and Copper Spoon delivered on every front. The food and drinks were outstanding across the board. We started with fresh oysters and delicious house breads, and our main courses--specifically the ribeyes and the salmon--were cooked to absolute perfection. As great as the food was, the absolute highlight of our evening was our waitress, Kate. She went exceptionally above and beyond to make sure our experience was nothing short of wonderful. Her attentive service, warm hospitality, and professionalism truly elevated the entire night for our group. If you're looking for an unforgettable meal with top-tier service in Fort Wayne, go to Copper Spoon and ask to sit in Kate's section. Highly recommended!

    We came here before seeing a show at the Embassy. We made a reservation as recommended. I ordered…read morean espresso martini & their vegan pasta dish with mushrooms. My husband ordered a burger. He really enjoyed his, & I enjoyed the martini-- I'm not vegan, so the fact that I didn't enjoy the dish was a personal issue, not on the restaurant. It was beautiful & had depth of flavor, it just wasn't to my liking. I wish there had been a few more options on the menu for food. Overall, the ambience was lovely & the restaurant is beautiful inside. Would return for another dining experience... I just know to avoid this dish on my second try!

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