Patriots' Table

Wow--come hungry--I didn't know what I was in for.
I was driving thru an area of Greenwood that I don't normally pass by, and saw the sign, and thought I'd try it for lunch.  If anything, the sign indicated ice cream parlor ("creamery")  too, so what could be better.
My  full-sized breaded "Colonel's Tenderloin" ($7.89) started out as 9 ounces of real meat, not some trucked-in frozen piece of thin pork-product.  The meat fibers had directionality!  The bun was just as big (no more pork bigger than bun here, see pic), and they make their own buns to boot.  Very yummy, but had to take half of it home!  The tenderloin seems to be a big seller, don't have to guess why...
The cole slaw was also taken home, which is unusual for me, don't normally do that.  Interesting creamy slaw, with a hint of sweetness that was an appreciated surprise.

Made-fresh "Vanilla Bean" shake for an accompanying treat was huge too, ($3.69) it filled the big glass and over half of the metal shake blending cup again (see photo), ended up in a to-go styrofoam cup and being finished over the next 2 hours as I continued on my errands.  So delicious!  The Ashby's Ice Cream (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fashbysicecream.com&s=7976ae2746d736362a2acdee54e0933127d9a29e21dcfd8a595e10e7e0c86e3c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://ashbysicecream.com</a> I have found online now) is really wonderful stuff.  Looks like it is an award-winning manufacturer, check them out. You'd have to go to Bloomington or Zionsville to get Ashby's otherwise.

My waitresses (2 tended & checked on me) were very patient & polite, especially when I was clueless as a first-time visitor.  I asked a ton of questions about a lot of restaurant type topics.  I ended up ordering an extra BBQ pulled pork sandwich ($5.99) to go, to take home for my hubby later.  It came with their "award winning" cole slaw too.

I could have easily given it 4 stars not 5 because of the location & setting, but it is not something they can really control.  The strip mall is an old one, with parking lot in need of a lot of repairs.   The building is old and well-used, but it's what is on the inside that counts most.  Let's be  honest, if you tend to judge a book by its cover, then don't come here.  If you want "foo-foo" then don't come here.  This is home cooking.  Items like Beef Manhattan & Country Fried chicken & grilled 6-cheese.  Pies & cobblers. They do their own BBQ there on-site too.

Patriots Table is one of those local, well-kept secrets run by a "mom and pop" that don't have an advertising budget.

If you have a fairly large group, they would prefer you call & get reservations, and they will ramp up the staffing levels to make sure all patrons are well tended.

Went in for Sunday lunch with my family. Arrived at 1:30. There was 16 of us. After 15 minutes of not being helped, they then proceeded to try and sit our family in the ice cream parlor, we argued with them seeing that there were tables available to be easily pushed together and were just needing cleaned off. They seem annoyed but finally got us sat at 2:10. The waitress never got out drink orders for 10 minutes, then we waited another 20 mins when we finally got our drinks. I had to be at work down the street at 3, so at 5 till the waitress finally brought me my food Togo. I guess the rest of my family's food took another 10 minutes. We felt ignored and like a bother the whole time. Food was subpar.i will never eat here again.

Just to add an update, every Monday at the Patriot Table they have a buy a main dish, get the second for $2.

What a great way to get a great meal for your and your main squeeze to get a lot of food for not too much $$$$$!