Smoked Pork Tenderloin
Chez Zee

Chez Zee

5406 Balcones Dr Austin, TX 78731, United States

Burgers • Desserts • American • Breakfast-brunch


"We’ve been coming here for the past three years for our anniversary. The first year, no acknowledgment of our anniversary happened even though the next table was decorated and a slice of cake was given as a gift. Our mimosas were delivered minutes apart and I had to ask about what they do for anniversary dessert. Our server took care of us after that. Oh well, even though the reservation said it was our anniversary, maybe that was just a fluke. The next year was better even during covid. We sat outside near the fountain. This year was our anniversary. Our adult kids joined us for the first time. The table was decorated and outside seating was lovely. Sadly, our server seemed to go out of his way not to acknowledge our event. We were charged for our slice of pie and the service was poor at best. Plates were stacked up on our very small table for four and after asking to be cleared, was not cleared until the end of the meal. I waited tables over a decade and this is not difficult. His rudeness overshadowed our special day. I’m not sure why someone works in the service industry only to provide poor service. Sad to say, we won’t be going back next year. It’s just too iffy and there are plenty of restaurants that deeply care about their customers. We are born and raised in Austin and it’s disappointing since Chez Zee has been an Austin staple since our childhood. I’m sure we’ll be back for non-event brunch since my husband loves the tenderloin benedict."

Plain Fancy Farm

Plain Fancy Farm

Route 340, Bird In Hand, PA, 17505, 17529, BIRD IN HAND, United States

Dining • American • Ice Cream • Sandwiches


"This restaurant that serves Amish food is right in the same area as the Amish experience tourist attraction, so I'm sure they get plenty of tourists dining here. We only chose to eat here because we didn't really plan the road trip so well happened to stop by Ronks to learn about the Amish on a Sunday, the day when Amish doesn't really work...so any hope or chance of getting any more authentic Amish food was just not present to us. At this restaurant you can opt for an all you can eat buffet or a la carte meal. My SO and I opted for a la carte because we just didn't want to overeat while on our road trip. There were just so many eating opportunities awaiting us already! I opted to try a ham loaf meal 2 sides I picked were fried corns and chow chow..e.g. pickled veggie medley and red beans) and I thought it was just ok to meh...it sort of reminded me of eating canned and not even pan fried spam...so I didn't like it : . I merely tried it because not many places offer ham loaf....but honestly I didn't finish the dish at all. Only finished the corn fritters..tho they weren't memorable either. My husband had the fried chicken and he thought it was ok. I don't think he was oo aah by that either. We also tried their shoofly pie...gotta try it since we were there right? Now, I've tried shoo fly pie before and it just wasn't my thing at all...but my SO never had it...so we ordered one too share...after one bite...I was pretty sure he was underwhelmed by the taste. I don't think I blame the restaurant for the shoo fly taste either.. Coz I think it's just that's how it's supposed to taste...just gooey and sticky sweet with a dry powder taste in your mouth. And unless you like that sort of texture or is accustomed to eating it, it's really just something to try once and take it off of your checklist. Overall, I think this place is frequented a lot by visitors...but if I were to go there on a non Amish day off..I might want to try to seek out a more authentic Amish kitchen than this place though."