Cody's Original Roadhouse

To me, Cody's is like a suped up version of a Texas Roadhouse (if you're from LI you'll know what I'm talking about.) But it is adorned with decorations like a Friday's or Applebees. When you first walk in you'll be blinded by all the tacky/gaudy knick knacks. They're pretty cool to look at though. If you're waiting for a table they actually give you playing cards and announce your number and suit. (I thought that was pretty unique.) Cody's has big leather booths and supersized tables to meet any party's needs.

They also shell out (pun intended) free peanuts for guests while waiting. Woo hoo!

They are famous for their sweet rolls and cinnamon butter spread as well as their bottomless salads. I have to say, both are really great. The rolls are warmy and fluffy and the salad is packed full of crisp and fresh ingredients (not just iceberg lettuce folks!). I ordered the 8 oz. sirloin medium with a baked sweet potato. It was excellent. Meat was very tender and spiced just enough. And guess how much it cost... $9.99! Talk about a deal.

Also I feel like I should note that up until 7pm it's Happy Hour. BOGO drinks of all sorts. Beer, wine, mixed drinks. You name it.

I visited Cody's for the first time while my parents were in town from Minnesota.  I usually read reviews prior to visiting any new restaurant, however this was a last minute decision.  Just after we were seated, I looked up Yelp on my cell while we waited.  I began to worry after reading so many negative reviews.  
I must say I was pleasantly suprised.  The service was excellent.  The food was good.  I enjoyed the appetizer special for the evening of cajan chicken potato skins.  They had good flavor.  I would say they were not excellent as parts of the skins were burnt, however this is really a difficult preperation.  
I ordered a steak for dinner.  The steak was cooked to perfection, taste great.  

Overall I was very pleased with the experience.  My parents really enjoyed the time as well.

Adequate service, moderate food. The problem came with dessert. We ordered what was supposed to be a brownie sundae. The brownie was burnt to a crisp. So hard I couldn't even get a fork through it.  How does something like that even leave the kitchen?

The manager (Jason?)came over and laughed, somewhat apologized, and said he took "a couple bucks" off the dessert. And walked away laughing, as he went to talk to his friends at another table.

Do yourself a favor and go to a different location, or just skip Cody's all together.