I stopped with my wife for a quick cheap breakfast and was pleasantly surprised. The food was very good and service was very friendly. A nice experience
(4)
Erika B.
Yes, it's a chain, I know... but I feel it's necessary to share regardless when it comes to the level of service that I experience. We stopped for lunch on Saturday, the waitress was elderly and very hard of hearing. She ended up either missing order items or getting them incorrect. She was very pleasant and the food was ok... but definitely didn't compensate for the experience.
(2)
Kevin S.
We went to the Bob Evans on Peach Street on a Friday morning (arrived approximately 10:45 a.m.). It was busy and we had a 20 minute wait to get a table. It took another 5 minutes for the waitress to arrive to our table to take our drink order, and then another 10 minutes for her to bring the drinks and take our order for food. 40 minutes later the food arrived. Everything was overcooked (eggs, pancakes, french toast). I don't ask for or demand perfection - just basic competence. And this place failed to provide even that much.
(1)
Alvin L.
Should I worry when a person in a chef's outfit greets me at the door? I am starting to think that I should. What's that saying? If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen? Here's a new one for you. If you can't cook, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN! No seriously, people are paying real money for your cooking and you can't even get that right. Wait a minute, perhaps, I am being unfair here...because I ordered the blue light special, that no one's ordered in a dog's age and the chef is technically proficient in everything that he does but has NEVER cooked this one. Well, I didn't...and I wouldn't even feed your food to my dog, if I had one. Here's what I noticed: Getting a table was slow. There was only one other family in front of us and we had to wait. Lots of people standing around but no one seemed qualified to help us to a table. That's when we got the person in the chef outfit asking us to wait patiently. Sure, we'll wait, but even you won't seat us. By the way, what is with the chef outfit? Are you POSING? Because you're certainly doing everything possible not to cook or supervise the cooking. Waitress was nice but not overly caring. More on that later. She took our order, took forever to bring us our drinks. My sweet tea wasn't sweet, so, she poured me another glass, and...wait, I got another saying nagging in the back of my head...what's the definition of an idiot? Someone who does something over and over again the same way expecting a different result. Well lady, guess, what, if the first one wasn't sweet enough, the second one sure as hell wasn't. Did you care? Nope. Did you ask me about it again? Nope. Well, I wished I had ordered something complicated, but I didn't. I ordered the Rise and Shine, which is their #1 Breakfast item. Was that my mistake? Assuming that although you have an all day breakfast, you could actually cook it at dinner time? So, we get the food, and I am looking at my bacon, which is rock hard like a boomerang. And while I am deciding whether I should try eating this "erect" piece of bacon (your words waitress, not mine) and fling it at someone in the restaurant to see whether it comes back, you ask me if everything is okay, quickly assume yes, and scurry away. Wait, did I just miss another episode of waitress not caring? Nope, I didn't. Cause I am not stupid. I should point out that the eggs were a little over done but since they were still running, I will give it a pass. Hash browns are good as always. Toast...unforgivable. This gives me the sign that the cook was more interested in text messages on their iPhone than on my meal. The cook was just as hard has the bacon. In fact, I could see clumps of "butter" on the toast. I use the term butter lightly because it was the wrong colour and consistency. Clumps of butter, which meant that you either over cooked the toast, which you did and then tried to butter it like a piece of sheet metal or you waited so long that the butter wouldn't absorb into the toast. In either case, it says to me that you didn't CARE about cooking my food because you were busy doing other things! This is why you are getting a scathing review. So, the waitress comes back to ask me after I have eaten most of my food, and I point out my bacon dilemna. So, she tells me that she will ask them to cook it more limp. You don't think I didn't get that? So, she goes back and gets me new bacon. I should point out, there is MORE waiting, and VOILA!!! The same boomerang bacon that we are all used to. Then, she tells me that she thought it was the exact same as last time but didn't say anything to the person cooking my meal. Notice, I didn't use the words, chef or cook? That's because they are not worthy of such a title. Does she offer to resolve this issue again, Nope. Once again, more not caring. So, we get our bill and guess who cashes me out. The chef poser. So, she asks me how my meal was, and I explain about the bacon and....wait for it, wait for it....after all, this is what this restaurant did to me. NOTHING! She takes my money, offers a half ass apology and scurries off. What is it with these people?!? For this, I can't give you a good review. As bad as you are, there is no Denny's in sight, so, I may end up back here again. I can only hope you get new staff or retrain this one. I need more caring, better cooking and more conscientious people.
(1)
Tony B.
Don't Bother... Arrived at 7:30 am to a total of 6 to 8 people in the restaurant. At the 3 min. wait, a gentleman was seated close to us, received his coffee and placed his order. Approx 10 min later. , the manager stopped by our table to ask if everything was OK. I told him we were waiting on coffee. He said our server would be right over. Approx. 10 min. later our waitress showed up with silverware and told us she'd be right back to get our drink order, just as soon as she submitted an order (presumably from one of the other 6 to 8 people already seated. Service was horrible. As our waitress was carrying on a conversation by the POS system, I politely told her we were leaving and drove down the street to a different restaurant. Dear Manager, never did get that coffee....
(1)
Kim P.
We waited forever once we were seated for our order to be taken and then it a half hour for our food to come out we had no silver where butter or napkins and waitress brought out raw bacon and our toast fifteen minutes later our toast and bacon came in the mean time we flagged some one down to bring butter silverware and napkins and when we ate the pancakes they weren't cooked all the way through our toast wasn't toasted and swimming in buttery goo the one bright spot was I didn't over eat and the manager tried to give us more food when we cashed out.
(1)
Harlow H.
Friends and I were on a road trip in 2012; had to make it from SoCal to Albany, NY in less than 3 days. We enjoyed the drive, and ate the snacks we had, and only stopped for quick bites. But finally on our last few hours, we need to get some energy and we stopped here in Erie, PA ! Aaaaammmmaaazing food! Great service!! We loved it here! We each (4) got different items and devoured it. Would love to find this place again and go to the water park next door. It was closed when we went. Thanks to the wonderful waitress who helped us out!!
(5)
BOB P.
The good: had the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and green beans and a diet coke. It was not bad and a bargain at the price $12.17. The floor was clean. The bad: I was never offered a refill on my drink, I consider this a mortal sin, and I was never offered dessert. Eating half of your dinner without a drink is not so good. The waitress took my order, brought it to the table and returned with the check. Worst service I have had in a restaurant in years. I guess that is what you get when you wear a tie-dyed shirt in Pennsylvania. Also, the young lady at the cash register was all smiles until she asked how dinner was and I explained about what I believe is poor service. I guess that is not appreciated because the smile went away and not another word was passed between us until I said thank you on the way out. The adequate food does not make up for the very poor service. Order #407463
(1)
Jason N.
Instead of eat and park go here. On my first visit there were three people smoking right outside of the doors. I would put the smoking stop right across peach street. Since they are playing with their life smoking it away, why not turn them into a full life frogger game for the rest of us to watch. Sorry but people whom smoke STINK! Now on to the actual review and not my rant of myoptic thinking of the general health of the masses. You will not leave hungry, I can say they fill the plate to the edges with the food you order. I ordered three eggs bacon and hash browns and the eggs were BIG not the small eggs at eat-in-park. I asked the eat-in-park manager if they could please find me smaller eggs because I didn't believe smaller eggs were legal. He didn't smile and asked if I would like something else. They keep the coffee and drinks coming and if they are not then the trick I learned was to call the place you are sitting at and ask them to come over to your table because you would like a refill. This little trick has a big effect, you can even ask for the manager and it does not make a scene. Bob Evans has been around forever and I've never had a bad meal here and people remember not all serving staff are created equal and you do not know the life they have. If they are slow ask them when they started you might me at the tail end of a double-shift. Look at the people whom service you, no greater sin in my eyes are people whom treat the wait staff like dirt. I read some of the other reviews and they said the wait staff was terrible. Well them grow a SPINE! Step up and talk to the manager. You are paying for food and service and you should be happy.
(4)
Greta K.
We stopped here on Christmas Eve and the place was totally decked out for the holiday. They have a huge menu with lots of tempting looking items, but this visit, I ordered a bowl of oatmeal and a cup of fresh fruit. The fruit contained pineapple, grapes, and the ubiquitous cantalope (which I think is just cheap and plentiful). I've never ordered so healthy here, although I did sneak one of my husband's sausage links! He ordered one ot the more regular breakfasts with sausage, eggs, toast, and home fries. The service was good and the food was average. The prices seemed to be more reasonable than in years past. The kitchen staff sounded completely irritated and were yelling out orders rather obnoxiously. They were devoid of Christmas spirit, although my waitress was not. Another thing I didn't like much about this location is that you have to make a lot of turns to get to it coming from I-90 West. I'd prefer to have a straight shot to a restaurant or gas station from the highway to save time. We usually go to Bob Evans if it is on our way to Louisville and it just happens to be breakfast time. It's not my favorite place, but the husband loves it.
(3)
Kris R.
Come here instead of your complementary hotel breakfast and grab a front row seat at the high top tables. It's entertaining struggle of the managers to keep up with the efficiency of the kitchen. All in all a good place for breakfast, a nice full plate of food.
(4)
Jenn C.
I don't normally like a lot of these hokey chain places, but I have to say, best grits I've ever had so far. Being a Northerner, I don't get grits often, as you can imagine, and lord only know why I love them as I do. I guess because they are something I like that I can't get often. I didn't even finish the bacon on my plate, those grits blew me away!
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John A.
I stopped with my wife for a quick cheap breakfast and was pleasantly surprised. The food was very good and service was very friendly. A nice experience
(4)Erika B.
Yes, it's a chain, I know... but I feel it's necessary to share regardless when it comes to the level of service that I experience. We stopped for lunch on Saturday, the waitress was elderly and very hard of hearing. She ended up either missing order items or getting them incorrect. She was very pleasant and the food was ok... but definitely didn't compensate for the experience.
(2)Kevin S.
We went to the Bob Evans on Peach Street on a Friday morning (arrived approximately 10:45 a.m.). It was busy and we had a 20 minute wait to get a table. It took another 5 minutes for the waitress to arrive to our table to take our drink order, and then another 10 minutes for her to bring the drinks and take our order for food. 40 minutes later the food arrived. Everything was overcooked (eggs, pancakes, french toast). I don't ask for or demand perfection - just basic competence. And this place failed to provide even that much.
(1)Alvin L.
Should I worry when a person in a chef's outfit greets me at the door? I am starting to think that I should. What's that saying? If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen? Here's a new one for you. If you can't cook, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN! No seriously, people are paying real money for your cooking and you can't even get that right. Wait a minute, perhaps, I am being unfair here...because I ordered the blue light special, that no one's ordered in a dog's age and the chef is technically proficient in everything that he does but has NEVER cooked this one. Well, I didn't...and I wouldn't even feed your food to my dog, if I had one. Here's what I noticed: Getting a table was slow. There was only one other family in front of us and we had to wait. Lots of people standing around but no one seemed qualified to help us to a table. That's when we got the person in the chef outfit asking us to wait patiently. Sure, we'll wait, but even you won't seat us. By the way, what is with the chef outfit? Are you POSING? Because you're certainly doing everything possible not to cook or supervise the cooking. Waitress was nice but not overly caring. More on that later. She took our order, took forever to bring us our drinks. My sweet tea wasn't sweet, so, she poured me another glass, and...wait, I got another saying nagging in the back of my head...what's the definition of an idiot? Someone who does something over and over again the same way expecting a different result. Well lady, guess, what, if the first one wasn't sweet enough, the second one sure as hell wasn't. Did you care? Nope. Did you ask me about it again? Nope. Well, I wished I had ordered something complicated, but I didn't. I ordered the Rise and Shine, which is their #1 Breakfast item. Was that my mistake? Assuming that although you have an all day breakfast, you could actually cook it at dinner time? So, we get the food, and I am looking at my bacon, which is rock hard like a boomerang. And while I am deciding whether I should try eating this "erect" piece of bacon (your words waitress, not mine) and fling it at someone in the restaurant to see whether it comes back, you ask me if everything is okay, quickly assume yes, and scurry away. Wait, did I just miss another episode of waitress not caring? Nope, I didn't. Cause I am not stupid. I should point out that the eggs were a little over done but since they were still running, I will give it a pass. Hash browns are good as always. Toast...unforgivable. This gives me the sign that the cook was more interested in text messages on their iPhone than on my meal. The cook was just as hard has the bacon. In fact, I could see clumps of "butter" on the toast. I use the term butter lightly because it was the wrong colour and consistency. Clumps of butter, which meant that you either over cooked the toast, which you did and then tried to butter it like a piece of sheet metal or you waited so long that the butter wouldn't absorb into the toast. In either case, it says to me that you didn't CARE about cooking my food because you were busy doing other things! This is why you are getting a scathing review. So, the waitress comes back to ask me after I have eaten most of my food, and I point out my bacon dilemna. So, she tells me that she will ask them to cook it more limp. You don't think I didn't get that? So, she goes back and gets me new bacon. I should point out, there is MORE waiting, and VOILA!!! The same boomerang bacon that we are all used to. Then, she tells me that she thought it was the exact same as last time but didn't say anything to the person cooking my meal. Notice, I didn't use the words, chef or cook? That's because they are not worthy of such a title. Does she offer to resolve this issue again, Nope. Once again, more not caring. So, we get our bill and guess who cashes me out. The chef poser. So, she asks me how my meal was, and I explain about the bacon and....wait for it, wait for it....after all, this is what this restaurant did to me. NOTHING! She takes my money, offers a half ass apology and scurries off. What is it with these people?!? For this, I can't give you a good review. As bad as you are, there is no Denny's in sight, so, I may end up back here again. I can only hope you get new staff or retrain this one. I need more caring, better cooking and more conscientious people.
(1)Tony B.
Don't Bother... Arrived at 7:30 am to a total of 6 to 8 people in the restaurant. At the 3 min. wait, a gentleman was seated close to us, received his coffee and placed his order. Approx 10 min later. , the manager stopped by our table to ask if everything was OK. I told him we were waiting on coffee. He said our server would be right over. Approx. 10 min. later our waitress showed up with silverware and told us she'd be right back to get our drink order, just as soon as she submitted an order (presumably from one of the other 6 to 8 people already seated. Service was horrible. As our waitress was carrying on a conversation by the POS system, I politely told her we were leaving and drove down the street to a different restaurant. Dear Manager, never did get that coffee....
(1)Kim P.
We waited forever once we were seated for our order to be taken and then it a half hour for our food to come out we had no silver where butter or napkins and waitress brought out raw bacon and our toast fifteen minutes later our toast and bacon came in the mean time we flagged some one down to bring butter silverware and napkins and when we ate the pancakes they weren't cooked all the way through our toast wasn't toasted and swimming in buttery goo the one bright spot was I didn't over eat and the manager tried to give us more food when we cashed out.
(1)Harlow H.
Friends and I were on a road trip in 2012; had to make it from SoCal to Albany, NY in less than 3 days. We enjoyed the drive, and ate the snacks we had, and only stopped for quick bites. But finally on our last few hours, we need to get some energy and we stopped here in Erie, PA ! Aaaaammmmaaazing food! Great service!! We loved it here! We each (4) got different items and devoured it. Would love to find this place again and go to the water park next door. It was closed when we went. Thanks to the wonderful waitress who helped us out!!
(5)BOB P.
The good: had the chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and green beans and a diet coke. It was not bad and a bargain at the price $12.17. The floor was clean. The bad: I was never offered a refill on my drink, I consider this a mortal sin, and I was never offered dessert. Eating half of your dinner without a drink is not so good. The waitress took my order, brought it to the table and returned with the check. Worst service I have had in a restaurant in years. I guess that is what you get when you wear a tie-dyed shirt in Pennsylvania. Also, the young lady at the cash register was all smiles until she asked how dinner was and I explained about what I believe is poor service. I guess that is not appreciated because the smile went away and not another word was passed between us until I said thank you on the way out. The adequate food does not make up for the very poor service. Order #407463
(1)Jason N.
Instead of eat and park go here. On my first visit there were three people smoking right outside of the doors. I would put the smoking stop right across peach street. Since they are playing with their life smoking it away, why not turn them into a full life frogger game for the rest of us to watch. Sorry but people whom smoke STINK! Now on to the actual review and not my rant of myoptic thinking of the general health of the masses. You will not leave hungry, I can say they fill the plate to the edges with the food you order. I ordered three eggs bacon and hash browns and the eggs were BIG not the small eggs at eat-in-park. I asked the eat-in-park manager if they could please find me smaller eggs because I didn't believe smaller eggs were legal. He didn't smile and asked if I would like something else. They keep the coffee and drinks coming and if they are not then the trick I learned was to call the place you are sitting at and ask them to come over to your table because you would like a refill. This little trick has a big effect, you can even ask for the manager and it does not make a scene. Bob Evans has been around forever and I've never had a bad meal here and people remember not all serving staff are created equal and you do not know the life they have. If they are slow ask them when they started you might me at the tail end of a double-shift. Look at the people whom service you, no greater sin in my eyes are people whom treat the wait staff like dirt. I read some of the other reviews and they said the wait staff was terrible. Well them grow a SPINE! Step up and talk to the manager. You are paying for food and service and you should be happy.
(4)Greta K.
We stopped here on Christmas Eve and the place was totally decked out for the holiday. They have a huge menu with lots of tempting looking items, but this visit, I ordered a bowl of oatmeal and a cup of fresh fruit. The fruit contained pineapple, grapes, and the ubiquitous cantalope (which I think is just cheap and plentiful). I've never ordered so healthy here, although I did sneak one of my husband's sausage links! He ordered one ot the more regular breakfasts with sausage, eggs, toast, and home fries. The service was good and the food was average. The prices seemed to be more reasonable than in years past. The kitchen staff sounded completely irritated and were yelling out orders rather obnoxiously. They were devoid of Christmas spirit, although my waitress was not. Another thing I didn't like much about this location is that you have to make a lot of turns to get to it coming from I-90 West. I'd prefer to have a straight shot to a restaurant or gas station from the highway to save time. We usually go to Bob Evans if it is on our way to Louisville and it just happens to be breakfast time. It's not my favorite place, but the husband loves it.
(3)Kris R.
Come here instead of your complementary hotel breakfast and grab a front row seat at the high top tables. It's entertaining struggle of the managers to keep up with the efficiency of the kitchen. All in all a good place for breakfast, a nice full plate of food.
(4)Jenn C.
I don't normally like a lot of these hokey chain places, but I have to say, best grits I've ever had so far. Being a Northerner, I don't get grits often, as you can imagine, and lord only know why I love them as I do. I guess because they are something I like that I can't get often. I didn't even finish the bacon on my plate, those grits blew me away!
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