Valley Lodge Restaurant

Neighborhood gem. Great bar for the 40+ crowd. Expansive menus. Food is always consistently good. Good for the ribs, fried chicken special or burger.

Very good food very good service and a friendly atmosphere priced reasonably

They have a great menu. A little something for everyone. From burgers to fried chicken and everything in between.

Went here with my mother. Chicken was remarkably bland, almost no taste; the salad was great (although why you'd spend $6 on that few shrimps???); the drinks were superb and the cheesecake was really good. A little on the expensive side but we did get some decent service with okay food.

Strike one: the maitre d' wore tatty and torn jeans, with kind of a gross sweater; my mother commented on it very strongly, saying that if she wore those kinds of jeans at her job she'd be immediately fired (considering she wears jeans at her job anyway).
Strike two: the chicken was, like I said, bland and almost tasteless. It was crunchy and the chicken itself was moist but it had almost no flavor to it.
Strike three: it was incredibly loud in there. Admittedly we didn't know it was Thursday Night Football but it was just...way too loud.

In summary: Don't know if I'd go back for the fried chicken, would probably go back for the salad (minus shrimp, which added nothing) and the drinks. 4/5 stars because the service was great.

Great spot for a quick work lunch. I'm sure other meals are great as well, but I can only speak to the lunch. Service was quick and friendly, and the food was really great. Bread and butter on the table for lunch was a nice touch. Sliders are highly recommended.