Saturday, March 31, 2018

This Week's Counter (and our 75th!!!): Isaly's II

We hit 75 counters!!! 

The milestone was achieved at Isaly's II down in Stow. Apparently there was an Isaly's (I) way back in the past -- it was in the nearby heart of Stow, but the owner sold the land to development. It was known for ice cream as well as good food.  Now the reincarnation is tucked away in the back of a shopping plaza on Kent Road. It retains some of the old artifacts from the original (old signs on the walls, an old ice cream counter, etc).

We visited late morning on a Saturday and were surprised to find it fairly quiet -- no problem getting seats at the fairly large U-shaped counter.  The servers were friendly (although not super-attentive -- took awhile to get someone's attention to put in our orders). The menu is pretty extensive, as they service a wide range of breakfast items, as well as complete lunches, dinners and desserts.

Being close enough to lunchtime, Cam went with chicken and fries.  Ted chose a cheese omelet and potatoes (well done).  The food arrived very fresh and hot -- all cooked well, particularly the potatoes, which really were crispy.  Coffee was pretty good, but not standout.  Overall, the food quality was solid -- probably not the best we've had, but good value for the price.

All around, a good counter experience and a nice place to mark the #75 milestone -- very traditional diner atmosphere.  Well worth a visit if you are down towards Akron.



 





Cam says: "Slightly uncomfortable counter but good food quality. Atmosphere was a little bit hard to read. I'll give it 7 frying pans."


Ted says: "Very nice and friendly place, spacious counter and decent service. Food was great -- one of the few that gets the potatoes right!  A strong 7 pans."

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