"For the first time in our 28 years of marriage, my wife and I returned to a restaurant as our experience in 2023 at Hanks had been outstanding (see prior review). This year however we had almost the exact opposite experience. We knew going on a Saturday night would be loud, but we were not prepared for the level it was. We were seated in the dining room in the booth closest to the bar and their live entertainment. We were sitting about 5 inches apart and we still had to lean over and speak directly into each others ears (yes we are seniors but our hearing loss is not huge). The steak tartare was excellent. We missed asking them to hold the red wine vinegar on the wedge salad, and only give us the bleu cheese dressing, so we did not enjoy the salad. My wife ordered the bison ribeye, I the veal chop, and we added the spicy creamed corn. All three items were perfectly cooked, however, they all had a massive amount of salt, so we could only had a few bites before we stopped eating. Carlo the general manager happened by, and ask if we were saving the food for a midnight snack? We told him about the salt level (we could see salt flakes all over the bison), and he offered us a filet (without any salt) to share and another side. We accepted and enjoyed the meat (we did add a small amount of salt), although the creamed spinach was also over salted and we only ate about half. Should we return, we will only do it when no live entertainment is happening, and ask for a booth in the back."
