The "Lunch in the Gump" gang tried out the Wagon Wheel restaurant located at its new location at 1961 Bell Street and found it to exceed expectations which--honestly--were not all that high to begin with based upon historical performance at the old, dingy location. Parking was easy and plentiful. The place was clean, cool, open and smoke free. We were greated and seated quickly even though the wait staff did not recognize us as important restaurant reviewers. Our disguises worked again!
First, we all tried the "complimentary" salad bar. Minimalist but fresh and, of course, it did remark at how we all had lost some weight.
Doyle B. ordered the fried pope chops which he raved about along with the Blueberry Cobbler which caused him to smile with blue teeth. Brunson rated the place at 4 biscuits.
John C. ordered something fried also. He gave the meal 3.5 biscuits. He shrunk away afterwards to take a nap.
TT went "off the board" for a hamburger steak smothered in onions to which he added cheese from the salad bar. He gave the meal 3.5 biscuits.
Binion went for the Cuban sandwich and substituted a salad for the fries. The Cuban was pretty darn good but no match for something from Miami. He gave the place 4 biscuits.
All in all, the Lunch in the Gump gang paid (with tip) a little less than $10 a pop which is about par for a meat and 3 in the Gump these days.
The consensus: The Wagon Wheel qualifies for future "Lunch in the Gump" outings: 3.75 Biscuits. They supposedly serve a mean breakfast also.
She had me at "How about I bring y'all a basket of cornbread and rolls to work on 'til your friends get here?"
ReplyDeletePlus, that glass of unsweet tea was bottomless, I'm telling you. Bot. Tom. Less.