Bad Dog Tavern

Don't go here. They don't want your business.. I have to give Bad Dog the lowest rating for two reasons: (1) almost inedible food and (2) extremely rude management. My husband and I have gone to Bad Dog Tavern every single Thursday night since June 2009 – whether it was 20 degrees below zero, pouring rain or there was two feet of snow on the ground. That’s over 64 weeks in a row. We go for the trivia and bring between two and four people with us every time. We buy a lot of drinks and really run up the tab. We also tip at least 20%. We figure we have spent between $8,000 and $12,000 at this bar.

The food is horrible, in fact I have often been downright disgusted. I have eaten more than 50 meals there and I just couldn’t take it anymore. Once, my chicken fingers were so burned that I couldn’t bite through them. Fries are soggy, undercooked and clumped together. Chicken sandwiches and hamburgers have tendons and occasional “hard things” in them. I tried a Caesar salad once, it had so much dressing, it was like they had taken every leaf and painted it with dressing -- and the lettuce was warm. Apparently, after the kitchen makes the coleslaw someone pours a gallon of milk in it to make coleslaw soup. Tried the hummus plate a few times – the pieces of pita bread were tough and tasted weird with cinnamon and hummus together. White meat sandwiches have unexpected pieces of rough, dark meat in them. Cheese sticks are tasteless and dripping with grease. I got to the point that I was afraid to order any food from there because I didn’t know what I would be biting into.

So, finally after more than a year of trying to find something (anything!) to eat at this bar, I brought in a sandwich from a shop down the street. Yes, I know that is a bit tacky. But I really did not think it would be a huge deal.

So, pretend you are the manager of a bar where someone brings in outside food and you want to tell them it is against the rules. You have two options. This is a test. Do you:

(a) Politely introduce yourself and inform the guest that outside food is not allowed due to house rules and also potential health code violations. Then, ask them to please not do it again.

(b) Second, you approach the table angrily, fail to introduce yourself, tell the patron that she is rude and tacky, threaten to kick her out immediately, and demand that she never do it again or you WILL kick her out immediately. Later, when the guest’s husband inquires about the owner’s name so he can complain, start a screaming match on the street outside the bar and REFUSE to apologize.

Guess which one happened to us last week. We will not be back, ever.

(BTW, the manager’s name is Chad and he is a part owner.)…

Bad time, Dog of a time.. My Wife and I were looking for a nice restaurant in which we could celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary, and we could not have been more disappointed. We were met with cold and dismissive service from indifferent staff members, for example; my wife didn't like the table at which we were seated because she felt a chill from a draft, numerous times I requested that we be sat elsewhere and each time I was met with undue hostility.

The meal was adequate at best, but the prices were not, and the whole experience was so unfulfilling, it required all of my best nature to even bring myself to leave a tip.

Bad Dog Tavern: Bad time. Dog of a time.…

Perfect night out at Bad Dog. Awesome drink list! Me and a few of my friends had a great night out at bad dog. The server was nice and took care of us well, he even bought us a round! We all split the green beans with lime sauce and the hummus. All the food that passed by our table looked great too! We'll be back soon!…

Horrible Service. Me and my friends ordered a few drinks and some fries. We figured the bill would be around $20 -$25 but it was $78!! When I asked the manager about the charges he said "your lucky we didn't charge you more for being loud". I said are you serious? He said "get blanched". I don't even know what that means.…