Jason and I traversed some snowy roads last night and wound up at the Winking Lizard Mentor location. Our ladies were attending the Vagicon 2008 with some other women on the street, so we were all alone. Happy as two married guys could be (I’m just kidding about that, we weren’t drunk). The Winking Lizard was a lazy choice for us as we didn’t feel like stressing our brains enough to think of any place better.
I was actually more tired than hungry so I ordered a cup of chili and an order of Fred’s Preferred Fries which are essentially fries covered in a multitude of cheese. I’m down with that sort of thing. I must say though those were two poor choices on my part.
I harken back to a prior time, the good ol’ days if you will, you know, when chili used to have meat in it. The chili contained nothing easily recognizable as meat, it was almost entirely kidney beans. I hereby recommend that the Winking Lizard change the name of their chili to “bean soup”.
Already depressed by the lackluster chili, having to eat my Fred’s Preferred Fries had me feeling like Heath Ledger on a lonely Monday night (What? Too soon?). I don’t know who Fred is exactly, but if what I received were his “Preferred Fries”, I question his judgement.
These fries easily made the list of Top 10 worst things I have ever eaten. Just so you know what kind of special company that is in, number one on that list is a live caterpillar (Dick Goddard would be so pissed).
I can sum this visit to the Winking Lizard up in 5 words: Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad and Bad.
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Tagged with: Bar Food • French Fries • Mentor Restaurant
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January 24th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Winking Lizard is all hype and no taste. Average wings, average food at best. Everyone says “Winking Lizard, Winking Lizard” but I seriously believe they only say that because it is truly a NE Ohio original and they want to make it seem like it is a monument in the area. I would never take out of town guest to this joint. BW3 is better by far.
BTW, those lizards are display are rude and stuck up, they never say hello!
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January 25th, 2008 at 4:46 am
I think their food is awful and always have. I don’t understand the draw. But then again, I think BW-3 is a worse hole than Winking Lizard. It’s like sitting in the middle of someone’s ugly, bare garage eating garbage.
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January 25th, 2008 at 7:43 am
I like the Lizard, but, I think it’s a case of liking the beer far more than the food, since I’m already 13 beers into the beer tour with just 7 days since I’ve signed up. I know the pizzas and burgers are good at the Lakewood Lizard. I’m not out in Mentor enough to go to the other one.
BW-3 is friggin awful, though. Everytime I go there, I want to punt a baby holding a cute puppy and a kitten into an active volcano. Face first. The food is awful, and the ambiance is straight out of the Alpha Beta house from Revenge of the Nerds. After the fire.
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March 8th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
While I’m not the biggest fan of the Lizard’s food, I have to agree with Pete and rockandroller in that BW3′s menu is simply rude, and their beer selection is worse. You don’t go to the Lizard to eat; you go there for the beer. And the Bloody Marys, which are about the best you’ll find in this part of the country (I kid you not — they’re a great hangover cure!).
Lizard pizza rates about a B+, and their burgers about the same; their chicken wraps are a good lunch without breaking either the bank or your tastebuds. They are definitely *not* known for their chili.
And: I avoid cheese-covered fries at all costs, anywhere; it’s *always* a poor choice (except the Cottage Fries at Yours Truly, which are truly exceptional)!
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June 21st, 2009 at 1:26 pm
To heck with the tavern – I wanna hear more about VaginaCon!
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