I found out that Joe Capozio is making his signature pizzas again at the Panel Room. Â I drove the 25 miles to Hartford to pick up a couple and was rewarded for the effort with two excellent pies. Â Way to go Panel Room! Â I thought that I would never experience my favorite pizza again. Â What a treat. Â I'll be back.
Review Source:The Panel Room is a small, family restaurant in Hartford, Michigan. Â We eat there every year when we are attending the Van Buren 4-H fair. Â It is always busy and very friendly. Â The portions are large, the prices reasonable, and the food homemade. Â The pot roast is always a favorite--moist, flavorful, and fall-apart tender. Â The homemade vegetable beef soup is really good, too. Â The Sunday brunch buffet is not elaborate but the items on it are always fresh and tasty.
Review Source:Well. If you're desperate... and the long drive between Chicago and Battle Creek Michigan might kill you of boredom, the Panel room, with no paneling in it (disappointment), is pretty average. Not that I was expecting amazing food, but they didn't even do diner food really well. I had "Hamburger Bowtie" soup and a double cheeseburger. Both were fairly lame and the cheese on my burger wasn't even melted. And it had green olives on it, the attempt at some flair didn't outweigh that it was super average. There was a gross salad bar, too.
Service was great and people were super nice, but keep driving past this one in Hartford, MI.