- Restaurant: Chow and Park Chow
- Location:
- Atmosphere: Clean, noisy, casual and relaxed.
- Bathroom: Clean, but not great
- Date of visit: 2007
- Website: None
Chow is a real neighborhood restaurant that delivers solid comfort food at a decent price. I have been to both Chow and Park Chow. Both places are the same in terms of food and atmosphere. Chow is the place you go when you want to go out to eat but can't figure out where to eat. Think Applebee's, but actually with good food and a non-institutional feel.
The atmosphere is casual. You'll feel comfortable at chow with t-shirts and jeans or dressed in business casual. It can get crowded and noisy. Wait during peak times might be 30 minutes. At the Chow location, I especially like the back quasi outdoor area. It's much quieter and quaint.
The food is great. It's not fine dinning but regular comfort food at a solid price. Prices for entrees are in the $10-14 range. I'm not big on the pizza or pasta or salads at Chow, but my friends seem to like the pasta there.
Here are my favorites at chows.
Ginger cake: Amazing! Kind of like a spice cake with powder sugar, Carmel, and pumpkin ice cream. This, flat out, is the best thing at chow. Gotta get the ginger cake. No doubt.
Flank Steak: This is your steak at chow. I like it. Comes w/ fries. The steak is cooked well and the meal is satisfying. Remember Chow, isn't fine dinning, nor is it a steak house. But the flank steak feels like something mom would make. Lots of soul.
Pot Roast: A bit heavy and fatty, but it has great flavor. The short ribs fall off the bone and it's a tasty dish.
Pork Chops: Love the pork chops here. I always find that pork chops are too dry at restaurants. Chow does them great here w/ great smoke flavor.
Muscle appetizer: Great. Excellent flavor. I always ask for more bread to slop up the sauce.
Lasagna: Don't like it! stay away.
If you are looking for a place to slam down $16 and get a decent meal with friends, Chow is great.
The atmosphere is casual. You'll feel comfortable at chow with t-shirts and jeans or dressed in business casual. It can get crowded and noisy. Wait during peak times might be 30 minutes. At the Chow location, I especially like the back quasi outdoor area. It's much quieter and quaint.
The food is great. It's not fine dinning but regular comfort food at a solid price. Prices for entrees are in the $10-14 range. I'm not big on the pizza or pasta or salads at Chow, but my friends seem to like the pasta there.
Here are my favorites at chows.
Ginger cake: Amazing! Kind of like a spice cake with powder sugar, Carmel, and pumpkin ice cream. This, flat out, is the best thing at chow. Gotta get the ginger cake. No doubt.
Flank Steak: This is your steak at chow. I like it. Comes w/ fries. The steak is cooked well and the meal is satisfying. Remember Chow, isn't fine dinning, nor is it a steak house. But the flank steak feels like something mom would make. Lots of soul.
Pot Roast: A bit heavy and fatty, but it has great flavor. The short ribs fall off the bone and it's a tasty dish.
Pork Chops: Love the pork chops here. I always find that pork chops are too dry at restaurants. Chow does them great here w/ great smoke flavor.
Muscle appetizer: Great. Excellent flavor. I always ask for more bread to slop up the sauce.
Lasagna: Don't like it! stay away.
If you are looking for a place to slam down $16 and get a decent meal with friends, Chow is great.
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