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Blue Wolf Tavern – Youngstown
Posted by LOTGK on March 19, 2010
Blue Wolf Tavern - Youngstown, Ohio
Believe it or not but the Youngstown suburbs have many restaurants to choose for dining. Patty and I drive by the Blue Wolf often in our travels and decided to stop for dinner. Was it a wise choice?
Blue Wolf Salad
We entered and I was amused with the sign on the door (More on that later) and we were seated right away. The waitress took our drink order and returned promptly with them and asked if we were ready to order. We were.
The salad came with my meal and as you can see, it is a standard salad. No frills attached. Just lettuce, a few onions, cabbage, cucumber, a few grated carrots, and mini tomatoes. No cheese, olives, hard-boiled eggs, celery! It was adequate, the lettuce crisp and fresh, the rest, in a word, adequate.
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Blue Wolf Rolls
However, the rolls were more than adequate. They looked and tasted home-baked. Not mass-produced from some roll company. They were hot out of the over, very fresh, and very good. Things were looking up after the salad.
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Blue Wolf Chicken
The main entrée was Chicken Parmigiano with Penne and meatballs and of course a diet Coke. Crazy combination but it looked appetizing. And it was. The chicken was a sizable portion, cooked well, juicy and tender. The breading was golden brown, the cheese plenty and the sauce, a zesty taste. It was delicious. The Penne was well-cooked, plentiful with the same tomato sauce. The meatballs were an added bonus and tasted very good. Usually, restaurant meatballs are not made on premises, but shipped by a mass producing meat company. I think these were home-made.
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Jo Jo Fries
A quirky oddity was the Jo Jo fries. My meal came with an additional side. Not wanting mashed or baked potatoes, I opted for the Jo Jo fries. They were good. Crisp. Well cooked. Seasoned just right.
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A Little Cheese Cake
Usually we do not order dessert but we were feeling a little saucy that evening and went for it. I ordered a slice of New York style cherry cheesecake. It was excellent. Not the biggest slice in the world, but adequate. The taste more than made up for the slight offering.
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No Guns Allowed
Getting back to the sign in the window. Not only were we on surveillance but a sign clearly stated that no guns were permitted on the premises.
The service was very good, the waitress friendly and fast, the order was accurate and the food arrived in a timely manner and was good. The cost was $26.00 without tip including dessert.
The Grassy Knoll Institute scores 4 out of 5 shots and recommends the Blue Wolf Tavern for lunch and dinner. Just keep your firearms at home.
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Queen 57 said
The salad looks bad but the cheese cake makes up for it. How rough of a town do you live in that says you can’t bring your guns into the restaurants.
LOTGK said
I live in a suburb of Youngstown, Ohio.
FreakSmack said
Wow, they felt the need to post a no firearm sign, but not a no shirt no shoes no service sign…
LOTGK said
LOL, exactly Freaksmack, exactly. However, the sign says nothing at all about rocket launchers.
fracas said
So my brass knuckles are ok then?
Rofl. The cheesecake has made me giddy!
LOTGK said
Yes, brass knuckles are permitted. And the cheese cake was surprisingly good.
Max Jackl said
That is a lot of food you got there on your plate. Cracking up over the door sign no guns allowed inside.
LOTGK said
I was sort of expecting to see a horse hitch bar on the left for the cowboys that just rode in from the trail.
ahrcanum said
Next time try the Shrimp Aloutte- to die for, sans guns of course!
LOTGK said
I am sure Patty will.
ahrcanum said
Ought to review the Youngstown Sports Grill- bonus is kids eat free w adult entree! Try the soups- home made not from Cisco!
LOTGK said
I do like me some potato soup, or creamy tomato soup, or the old stand by, chicken noodle.
And we will try the Y- Sports Grill. Just haven’ gotten to it yet. Thanks for the tips.
Rick said
YOU never ate at the Blue Wolf until now?!?! I was eating at the place when it was actually in Struthers. Got a great write up in the Vindy. Three buddies who wanted to start an upscale restaurant, and the rest as they say…
When they moved to Boardman, they then began to mint money, a great thing for everyone. Never had a bad meal.
Other great places to eat in Struthers, Selah. Very nice. And Fat-E’s. Really cool interior. Another example of someone sinking a lot of money, and it is turning out great!
Oh, and don’t forget the Silver Mirror, best Veal Parm in the area. Well, that or The Starlight out past Poland on 224. Great ribs too…
What? The Starlight burnt down and the Silver Mirror got razed? You don’t say?
Oh well, anyone care to meet me for a beer or three at The Shortstop over on Indianola? Or Crystal’s Tavern? The Cave? Billy the Kids? Todd is playing at the Agoura this weekend, doing a fundraiser for John Anderson for President. Wonder if local boy Gus Hall will run again? Think Tom Carney will win? Some hairdresser from Poland is running against him…
LOTGK said
I know sometimes comments get placed in que for a small period of time to check for spam and bad links, but this comment is at least 5 years old.
And yes folks, those are all places that are/were in the Youngstown area. The Crystal Tavern had great pizza and a wicked Foos-Ball game. Ben and I were champions there.