Sunday, March 22, 2015

But Your Food Isn't Even Swiss!

Swiss Chalet has been interesting to me, the FunFoodFANatic. Last night I went there after my hockey game, which we won 3-2 thankfully, with 2 of my best friends. The Swiss Chalet I know is a fast food restaurant which we sometimes order take-out from. It was my great surprise to see there was a sit-down Swiss Chalet. 

I walk into the restaurant with Friend 1 and Friend 2, (not to be confused with Thing 1 and Thing 2) Friend 1's sister, and friend 1's dad. It was pretty busy, but it was quite dirty.

Atmosphere: 3/5

We wait about 5 minutes to get our table, which is perfectly reasonable, because it was busy that day. We sit down, order our food, and wait.

And wait.

And wait.

20 minutes has passed, and we still haven't gotten anything. Then finally, Friend 1's sister gets her chocolate milk. A few minutes later, Friend 1 gets his milk. Then I get my Shirley Temple, and Friend 2 gets his drink as well.

Sure, I get this place was busy, but you never, ever, keep someone waiting for their drink, for 20 minutes. Do you want to know how slow this is? We arrived at 7:30 and left at 9:10!

Service: 2/5

We get our Chicken Soup, which we all ordered. It was delicious, but it was stuffed with veggies, noodles, and chicken. C'mon, let the broth shine. Although that was a very minor issue. I give it 4.5/5. Friend 1 gave it 3.5/5. Friend 2 gave it 5/5. We all got our main courses. Friend 1 got Perogies (actually an appetizer but he got it as a main.) He rated it 4.5/5. I took a taste as well. Wow, were they delicious. I got gooey, creamy potato, in this crispy shell. It was amazing. It made me want to sink my teeth into another one. I give it 5/5. I got my Chicken & Shrimp, but we didn't have cutlery, which is TOTALLY not the restaurant's fault. I got to taste my food, and it was very interesting. I tried the shrimp first. It was perfectly cooked, and had a sauce that had some nice garlic flavour. But it got cold pretty quickly, and I don't really like cold shrimp. Next I tried the chicken. Also perfectly cooked, but it lacked flavour. The mashed potatoes, however, completely saved this dish. I give this dish a 4/5. Then, Friend 2 got his ribs. He gave them a 3.5/5. I tried it, and they were quite nice, then-

Oh.

Now I see why he rated it 3.5.

That aftertaste spoils everything. 

3/5.

We got dessert, and I got an Ice Cream Sundae with Vanilla Ice Cream, Whipped Cream, Chocolate Sauce and a Maraschino Cherry. Mmm… it was delicious, but a little too sweet. 4.5/5. Friend 2 didn't get dessert, so he just ate some Skittles. Friend 1 got a Vanilla Cheesecake. He rated it 5/5. I tried it to see what all the hubbub was about. It was very good, but I want something very sweet to combat that ricotta flavour. I give it 4/5

The final rating…


79% Good!