There's nothing that makes me happier as a restaurant reviewer than finding an offbeat local place with reliably good food and affordable prices.
Visit 50 restaurants a year for five years and you learn about value.
Last Friday at The Nut House Saloon in Perry Township I enjoyed a dinner entree of two grilled pork chops with a pile of fresh-cut fries and a sizable dinner salad for $12.95. The chops were 8-ouncers -- substantial, tender and flavorful. I recommend the Cajun rub, which added vibrancy.
That's the kind of well-priced meal I'd return for almost any night.
My friend and I also shared a three-piece beer-battered North Atlantic cod dinner, with first-rate fries and creamy coleslaw for $9.95. The fish filets were mild, the batter crispy and non greasy, just what you want from a fried-fish special (available only on Fridays).
As an alternative to fries, "we offer a hot rice that's my mother-in-law's recipe," Nut House owner Steve Reinhart told me. "It's a spiced-up Spanish rice that's not too hot for anybody." Reinhart and his wife, Julie, also own Massillon's beloved Cameo Grill.)
And speaking of good deals, our beers: Breckenridge Christmas Ale in frosted mugs, were $2.50 apiece.
The Nut House menu has many options including wings (six for $5.75), six different burgers ($4.50 to $5.95), 7-ounce strip steak dinner ($10.95), and smothered grilled chicken dinner ($.9.95). There is a kids menu.
On Tuesdays, a half-pound cheeseburger with fries is $6. On Thursdays, there is always a meal special, including beef tips over noodles, creamed chicken and mashed potatoes, Swiss steak, stuffed peppers, and liver and onions.
Because it was summery and warm last Friday, we dined on the Nut House's pleasant and partially covered open-air deck, where there are four round tables. The servers (in masks) were prompt and friendly. Inside, there are booths along two walls and tables distanced apart. The place, including the men's room, appeared very clean.
On an earlier visit with the same friend, we tried breakfast, something for which the Nut House is well-known. Breakfast is served from 6 to 11:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday.
We were heading out on a bike trek afterward so we ordered up. We loved the croissant breakfast sandwich of scrambled eggs, bacon and cheddar, served with crispy home fries, a deal at $5.50 including coffee.
For all of its ingredients, the German fries, with egg, hash browns, Swiss cheese, ham, peppers and onions ($7.50 including toast and coffee) was a little lackluster flavorwise. The pumpkin pancake ($3.50), drizzled with white icing with cinnamon butter on the side, was shareable and winningly dessert-like.
Other breakfast items include six different three-egg omelets ($4.95 to $6.95 including toast and coffee); two eggs, three bacon or sausage links, toast and coffee ($4.95); two biscuits, sausage gravy and coffee ($5.25); and a 7-ounce strip steak ($9.50) or 8-ounce pork chop ($8.95) with two eggs, hash browns, toast and coffee.
The Nut House Saloon first opened more than 20 years ago at 5990 Navarre Road SW, but had sat vacant for three years until the Reinharts bought and reopened the place in 2015.
"I'd say 80 percent of our business is regulars. Some come in four or five times a week," Reinhart said. "Good economy or bad, if the prices are right they will support you."
Because the Nut House is a busy and not large place, visiting at non-peak times might be a good plan.
When COVID-19 struck, "we had to get more creative with what we do," he said. "We used to be cash-only, now we accept credit cards. We've done a lot of carryout and started to offer DoorDash as well. We decreased our seating and spaced out our bar quite a bit. There's no waiting for tables inside now, you wait in your car and we text you.
"We want to make everybody feel comfortable, and people have been really supportive. The employees have stuck with me through thick and thin."
THE NUT HOUSE SALOON
5990 Navarre Road SW, Perry Township
330-479-7294
NuthouseSaloon.com
Kitchen hours: 6 a.m to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Ratings (1-poor, 2-fair, 3-good, 4-very good, 5-outstanding)
Food: 4
Service: 4
Value: 5
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