Wooden Shoe Inn Inc

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  The only fried chicken that I eat. This is the BEST in the world !!! If you haven't tried this chicken with a cold mug of beer ..,run don't walk to get your basket of chicken and be ready for the best.

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  Posted on 10.13.13 Kimberlee P.

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  Read the prior reviews.  I was not at the place they describe. True, nothing is new. The chairs, tables and decor show their age, but everything is clean.  The beer is cold, crisp and served in ceramic steins/mugs.  The fries with the chicken are hand cut and fantastic.  The slaw is nothing special. The chicken is very crisp and delicious, but it always needs some salt. The 5 piece 1/2 chicken includes a neck.  Of course it is dated. This is a village of 2K to 3K, whose closest city is Lima. It is an older style family restaurant with a bar.  I have been here before and the Walleye and Perch are both excellent.  Trip Advisor and Urban Spoon reviewers seem to have a much better opinion of this place than Yelpers.  Usually Yelpers are the ones I trust, but the reviewers missed the boat here.

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  Posted on 07.22.12 Steve B.

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  Went in after hearing about the chicken...enjoyed the beer.

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  Posted on 05.12.12 Joe S.

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  I was in town on business and as always I consulted my iPhone Yelp app to find a local favorite. Well this was a small town and not any Yelpers so to speak. Stopped in the Wooden Shoe and thought I'd give it a try.
  
  While the service was friendly it seems time has passed this place by a very long time ago. As you look around you see things that haven't been cleaned in years. I went with their "specialty" which was half of a chicken. It appeared to be deep fried. Of the 5 pieces they serve with the meal the breast was really the only eatable one. The french fries were good enough, the slaw too vinegary for my taste and the roll was a day old and stale. This is still owned by the original family who opened it originally but either they no long care to keep things clean and put out a good meal or they don't have the energy.
  
  On a bad note and I can't be sure it was their food but I was extremely ill later on that night. I will not go back and I would not recommend until the Food Network goes in with their "Restaurant Impossible" team and get's them back on track. To be there that long they must have been really good at some point in time, but that time seems to have passed them by  :-(

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  Posted on 04.11.12 Philip D.

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  Every time I travel to Minster to visit my family, I go to the Wooden Shoe.  It is by far, the best chicken in town!  The staff is wonderful and friendly and the food is what I look forward to when I come to town.  A must-try if you are near Minster!  Guy Fieri better come visit!

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  Posted on 11.23.10 Tricia B.

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