West End Restaurant

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  I love the food at West End especially the onion rings! The onion rings are the best of any restaurant around! I don't usually go there for breakfast but it's really good! The service isn't always great but most of the time there are no problems. The owner often comes around and checks on the customers which is rare but nice.

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  Posted on 11.02.12 Adam R.

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  You will never stick to your healthy diet if you eat here on a daily basis, but they don't claim to have a health food menu. If you wanted to order baked fish and salad, you would do alright.
  
  Where this small, old fashioned cafe has it going on is in the "comfort foods" they provide (read: fried). The first thing you notice when you come through the door, besides the rustic exposed brick decor and the friendly waitstaff who greet you, is how clean it is. For being over a hundred years old (I think they told me 150 years, but who is counting?) everything is spotless. The bathrooms are cleaner than some dining areas. And as a previous reviewer stated, SMOKE FREE is a big bonus! I was going to rate 3 stars based on the food, but I am so impressed on the cleanliness that it gains another star.
  
  The Onion Rings are perfectly battered (not too much), are crispy and have great flavor. The only thing more I could ask would be for a tasty home-made, signature dipping sauce.
  
  The Southwestern Cod was tasty and not over baked. The "American Fries" are essentially hash browns and a nice departure from French Fries. The wings are a recent addition to their menu, according to the owner, and can be ordered after 4pm. The Cajun flavor was unremarkable, but the Asian Garlic was very good and so far my favorite. For the brave there is Fire but it was not so hot as to not have flavor. As for the cooking of the wings, the meat was cooked through but the skin a little fatty and slimy. (Yes, I'm very fussy about my wings being cooked perfectly so that you can remove the bones from the flats with just a twist). The owner seemed open to suggestion so perhaps they will perfect their wings as time goes by.
  
  The prices are very reasonable with the most expensive dinner on the menu being around $12. They also offer a Breakfast menu and there is an adjacent bar so adult beverages can be ordered with your meal.

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  Posted on 01.04.12 Lillia L.

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  I went there twice with a friend, and I always got great service and the food was great and decently-priced.   The only reason why I don't go there anymore is because I moved cross-country.

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  Posted on 11.11.11 Karen S.

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  I grew up in Decatur and we would go to West End occasionally (my family did not eat out much).  I remember always being excited to go there.  They always had good fish and awesome onion rings.
  
  I was recently home for a short trip and took my grandma and parents out for supper.  It had been years since I had stopped in here to eat.  The restaurant looked just as I had remembered it but with a new perk.  No Smoking!!!  I was so happy they changed to this!
  
  We got there early enough on a Friday night that we were still able to seat ourselves.  I had a seat facing the TV which made me happy since Purdue basketball was playing that night.  Our waitress was kind and answered any questions we had.
  
  They had a special for $1 off their Breaded Flounder with choice of potato, salad and roll.  All four of us decided to order the smaller portion (4 oz vs 8 oz).  My mom and I had onion rings and a lettuce salad.  My dad had french fries and a lettuce salad.  My grandma had a baked potato and cole slaw.  When our food came, my mom and I could not even see our fish at first.  There were so many large onion rings (not complaining here).
  
  Everything was really good!  The onion rings were just as I had remembered...big, battered and delicious!  The only reason I will not give them five stars is that the fish could have been a little less crispy but it was still really good!
  
  I am very happy that my memories of coming to West End were brought back to life again!  I would recommend trying it out!

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  Posted on 03.12.11 Andrea T.

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