Bailey's Bistro

Ok you have to read the whole review in order to understand why I gave 1 star.  First of all the decor is very nice, the place is clean and they have decent beers on draft.  The specials seem pretty good too from what I saw.  The menu is typical bar food but seemed ok at first glance.  We ordered the Bailey's dip which is just spinach dip but it was good and had a HUGE plate of chips and salsa to go with it, and at 1/2 price it was even better.  I ordered the bruschetta chicken sandwich which was pretty good, the chicken was cooked just right but it could have used a little more bruschetta topping and something to make it a little less dry, perhaps an aioli on the bun...  

But here is where the train comes screeching to a halt.  The waitress claimed it to be her first night on her own, so I will cut her a break for that.  She was running around like a chicken with her head cut off and she only had 3 tables.  It took like 10 min to get a refill on my beer and it only went downhill from there.  

My wife ordered French Onion soup which is pretty standard no matter where you get it, it looked good with lots of cheese and some big hearty croutons.  However one bite revealed the hack in the kitchen claiming to be a chef thinks that adding lots of seasoning makes him a visionary or sets himself apart from other short order cooks.  It was terrible and tasted like he dumped an entire jar of Italian seasoning into one bowl.  It literally tasted like nothing but herbs, no cheesy goodness, no onion, nothing but a mouth full of herbs.  When the waitress came back after my wife ate one bite and I tasted it she asked how everything was and we told her the soup was not very good and she didn't like it.  She simply replied "Oh sorry about that." and walked away.  She didn't offer to get anything else, no manager visit, nothing...  Ok no big deal.  The check came with the French Onion soup on it.  I said to her that she should take it off since we didn't eat it and she told me the manager said, "It was not their problem that she didn't like the taste and they aren't taking it off.  But I can ask again."  I told her that wouldn't be necessary I wouldn't want to put her out considering we didn't even touch the soup.  Clearly she didn't appreciate my sarcasm...  

Recommendation:  Go for the happy hour drink specials and 1/2 price appetizers... Get dinner somewhere else.

Back for the beef tip extravaganza.
The appetizer is called Chizletts. Let me tell you... these are heart-attack good if you like beef.
My colleague had the self-proclaimed "Notorious" Beef Tips Au Gratin. Yeah... pan seared, onions, bits of garlic, cheese over the plate. Yikes! That is some kind of dish.
Another thing to note about Bailey's is they have specials every night. Look at the boards scattered about on the walls or ask your server.