Houlihan's

We had a fantastic waiter, John B., who engaged my Down's Syndrome brother and treated him like a person (you probably don't realize how rare that is - about 5%). My biggest peeve is that people don't ask him what he wants or even look at him. So it started the night off well. We each ordered a different entrée.

Burger - ordered medium rare and it was perfect and served with a choice of side dish.

French Dip - lots of meat and good au jus sauce served with a choice of side dish.

Parmesan Crusted Walleye - large piece of walleye with vegetable of the day and mashed potatoes. The vegetables were sweet julienne carrots and green beans cooked slightly and they were excellent. The mashed potatoes are really good and served very hot. My only complaint is that they cook the walleye with a beurre blanc sauce that you can lightly taste and it would be elevated by serving some extra sauce on the side.

Desserts were good. The crème brulee sugar was deeply burned and it would have been better if they had stopped at dark brown. More custard would have helped too. It is a smaller dessert for $3.95. The donut flight dessert was good with a martini glass of freshly made cinnamon spice donut holes with two smaller glasses of dipping sauce. The Kahlua hot fudge sauce was so good I could have just eaten it with a spoon and the caramel sauce was average. Priced at $6.95 it can easily be shared by two. My husband thought the donuts themselves were wonderful. My opinion was that the oil was a bit off and they were cooked too long. Cook them less in fresh oil and they would be much better.

Definitely going to return with my brother on John B.'s night.

Service here was friendly and efficient each time I went here for dinner. I'm intrigued by their happy hour.  The food was decent, standard American fare. I like the atmosphere, sort of dark and cozy. There's a parking structure on site which is free. It's definitely a place I will go back to again.

We love this place! Food is decent with some nice variety. The Artichoke poppers are amazing! Ask for John when you go - he is our favorite waiter - very funny and full of it! Great service, fun atmosphere, great drinks & appetizers.