Meehan'S Chophouse

My husband made a reservation at Keller Chophouse for Valentines Day. He wanted to take me somewhere we have never been before. While I enjoyed the time with my hubby and our server was very attentive, everything else feel flat. Upon entering the restaurant, we had to walk through the bar, the servers station, past the live music, before finally reaching the hostess. The dining room was very small and packed tightly with tables. The tables were covered with red, wrinkled table cloths, tea lights, and 4 shriveled rose petals. We immediately noticed the noise level and the live music which consisted of a keyboard and a very animated guy doing his best to sing his take on some popular songs. As soon as we were seated we talked about leaving. In hindsight, I wish we had. As an appetizer, we ordered the chop house salad. They split it for us, which was nice and the portions were appropriate for two people. The salad is what you would expect and the homemade dressings were ok. Nothing to write home about. We asked for bread and the waitress brought us fresh, warm, bread. My hubby loved the crust on the bread. While waiting for our dinner, my husband ordered a glass of wine, and I ordered a mixed drink. I asked what the house vodka was, and the waitress replied that they had a variety of vodka and named a few. I asked for a vodka, with Diet Coke and lime. I received my drink quickly, but had to ask for and wait for the limes. I discovered when we got the check that my drink, served in short glass, was ordered as Grey Goose and Diet Coke, which was $16. When a customer asks what your house vodka is, they shouldn't order top shelf vodka. While very nice and attentive, I do believe she ordered the more expensive vodka because we were splitting our meal and she was trying to inflate the check for a larger tip. Lesson learned. If I were to go back, I would be more specific. We ordered the prime boneless rib-eye (medium rare) to split, and two additional sides of mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese. Given the presentation, I thought the steak would be amazing. The steak was cooked medium and it was a thin cut. My husband's half had a very large piece of gristle. There was not much flavor and honestly nothing special about it, other than the presentation. The mashed potatoes had very little flavor, but the macaroni and cheese was very good. The restaurant was cold, and when we asked about the temperature, we were told that we were there at the end of a their busiest day and a lot of the body heat had left. It was 8:45. Our check total was $145 That's a hefty bill for two drinks, one appetizer, one steak, and two sides. Even given some things that I felt were unacceptable, we tipped our waitress more than 20% because she had to work on Valentines Day and we split our meal. When dining somewhere, we take those things into consideration. Unfortunately, we won't be back, and we won't recommend Keller Chophouse. There are plenty of other steakhouses where you can get a much better steak for 1/2 the price.

Had a great anniversary dinner here. It was a monday night and was not busy. There were only a max of 3 couples, including us here during our time. 6-7pm. The menu is not robust but i don't think that is a problem. I had the cracklin chicken, which i thought was going to be a fried chicken style, but it was a half chicken just roasted with a glaze or gravy on top. Overall a nice plate. Got a side of onion rings on the side. These were very good. Wife had a special of three filet mignon medallions over three different items. That was good, she liked it. Erik was our waiter and he did fantastic. Great service and very attentive. They also were aware it was our anniversary which i really appreciated and brought out a special dessert for us. That was a berry culee and was very delicious. Again great service. The music seemed a bit outdated. Would have preferred some instrumental.

We walk in at 9pm on Friday July 3rd for dinner. The woman at the hostess stand said the dining room wasn’t available and only the bar tables are available. That was fine so we sat down. A couple minutes later, the same woman approached us and said she forgot to tell us they closed the kitchen at 8:45 because they had no customers for a whole hour. So between 7:45-8:45 they had no customers some in for dinner on a Friday night? That is alarming but it’s also hard to imagine a chophouse to have no business during that prime hour for dinner on a Friday night. They only had the bar open which had 4 people sitting at. Not sure how a restaurant can keep doors open with this type of practices. So we left and went somewhere else. She apologized half a dozen times as we left but it seemed more out of guilt than sincerity. But they can run their business anyway they see fit. But with so many other choices for a steakhouse, I’ll reconsider visiting this place in the future.

Food was fantastic. Our server Jennifer was very kind and sweet, but she just had too many tables. Additional staff is needed. I would have rated the atmosphere much higher had it not been for several tables with patrons that were wearing shorts, hats and flip flops using foul language. Would definitely consider returning if improvements are made.