151 Grill and Bar

Made reservations for New Years Eve and was told everything was fine. Arrived on time with friends from out of town and it was closed!  No phone call to tell us they were closing!  Embarrassing. Never again.

My husband & I have been here a few times  since it changed names & the menu and the first time we were very optimistic.  We had the calamari which tasted fresh and was crisp but bland.  We had the 151 burger, which was delicious & juicy.  Second time we had the burger again & it was still good and the grilled chicken sandwich which tasted like it had been frozen and then boiled.  The texture was strange.  This last time (and final time) I had the veggie burger, which was homemade.  I was so excited since I LOVE veggie burgers and you rarely get them homemade but as soon as the plate was put in front of me all  I could smell was cumin.  It was overwhelming.  I took (literally) 2 bites but could not eat it.  I hate to say it but it was disgusting - flat out disgusting and mushy.  I felt terrible but told the waitress even though she didn't inquire as to why I left the whole burger and didn't want it wrapped.  Now, I understand that restaurants can not take off every meal that a customer is dissatisfied with but when you have a returning customer (the waitress made it a point to ask if we had been there before) who has left their entire meal and the waitress tells you that they welcome the criticism I would think that you would do something to rectify the situation.  Sad to say that we will not be giving this restaurant the benefit of the doubt this time around.  Had the situation worked out differently we would have gone back since it is right around the corner from where we live and the burger was good.  We have seen so many restaurants come & go here.  I hope one day someone gets it right because I don't think this one will be staying.

So they renamed the restaurant "Anthonys 151" as per the overwhelming request from diners to change their menu. This is a perfect example of how not to do business. The food has unfortunately gone waaay down, and that awesome pulled pork sandwich I loved so much...gone.
An attempt at a more sophisticated menu was not the issue, after all I literally squealed when I saw pork belly on the menu. However the goal is to land the ball so to speak, and sorry folks but you were way off. Bland bland bland, and when not, incredibly over salted. The risotto was a disgrace, overcooked would have been an improvement, this went beyond. The pork shank...meh, the pork belly...nope, even the mashed potatoes were bland. Short ribs sat in a watery sauce, instead of a glaze or demi as one would expect. My husband got the burger, and for gods sake how do you screw that up, so if its bar fair your after, then all I can recommend is the burger. So sad to see this place crash so hard but, I hate to say, they most definitely did.