Restaurants that offer The Char Burger

The Retreat

➤ 302 Vine Street, Village Of Liverpool, 13088, United States Of America

Cheese • Seafood • American • North American

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"The Retreat has indoor and outdoor bars and dining areas. We chose outdoor dining because covid was still surging in upstate New York. Dinners come with a choice of salad or soup. The salad, with thousand Island dressing, was excellent after removing thetasteless, lye-cured black olive slices. The seafood chowder was also excellent getting our meals off to a good start. I orderedsauerbraten because I had read in a review that the restaurant was known for this classic German dish. The dinner with sides wasso large that it had to be served on two separate dinner plates. The sauerbraten and egg noodles with gravy on one, and the redcabbage, applesauce, 2 potato pancakes, and a side of sour cream on the second. Unfortunately, it did not live up to the sauerbraten I had had on a number of occasions at Danzers German Restaurant on Ainsley Drive. The meat was not cooked long andslow to tenderize it and the sweet/sour sauce was too sweet with too little contrasting red wine vinegar. On the other hand, thepotato pancakes and red cabbage were excellent, and the noodles were briefly fried to make them crispy on the edges. A very nicetouch. My wife had much better luck with the turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, squash and gravy.(also served on two plates), with enough leftovers for a full second meal at home."

Char House On The Boulevard

➤ 1055 E Bethlehem Blvd, Wheeling, United States Of America

Soup • Meat • Steak • Pizza

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"The dining room had quite a lively atmosphere, which made conversations more challenging. Once we received the wine list, we decided to order a bottle, which was priced fairly at twice the cost of a glass. For our appetizer, we had the crab cakes, which were very good and packed with meat, although there wasn't any lump crab meat, but that was fine. My wife ordered a special flat iron steak topped with shrimp scampi. Essentially, it was a steak with four shrimp on top. She requested the steak to be cooked medium, but it arrived almost well done. She didn't mind too much, as it was still tender despite being overcooked. Overall, the dish was somewhat lacking. I ordered a special as well—sea bass—which was quite good. The service throughout our meal was satisfactory. For dessert, we enjoyed a lemon cake, but I was disappointed to find that a restaurant of this caliber didn't offer espresso. Overall, I would rate our experience a 3.5 out of 5, but I can’t submit that here. I think it’s worth returning for another visit."