5-8 Tavern & Grill

I always worry when a restaurant has pull tabs inside... I get the sense that this place doesn’t attract new customers. Food was bad. Service was bad. Let me explain: I tried to order take out but their phone system wasn’t working. I called like 6 times and each time it was pick up, 2 seconds of silence, then hang up. Idk, so I drove there. Greeting was awkward, it was like a game of 20 questions until I interrupted to hostess to tell her I’m here to place a takeout order. I ordered the Saucy Sally, sweet potato fries, and fried pickles. I waited at the bar until it was ready. Bartender was friendly but this was during NFL playoffs and they don’t have any sports on the TV, just 60 minutes on all the TVs. Nobody thought to change the channel and I’m guessing nobody wanted to watch 60 minutes at a bar. Wait time was normal, about 15 minutes, and I live 4 minutes away (1.4 miles) so food should still be hot when I got home. The sweet potato fries were ice cold like they’d been sitting out for a while, but they were crispy. The fried pickles were the opposite in that they were warm, but soggy and soft. So I popped them in the oven for 5 minutes and low and behold even I can make fried pickles crispy. The bun on the burger was one of those dry, crumbly buns like Wendy’s which I’m guessing were frozen at some point. The buns were also too small for the diameter of the meat, which was really weird. Admittedly, they have the option of a pretzel bun so that might be better. It was a messy burger, but good, it’s just that the bun ruined it. I know this place has been around a while, so they have locals that waste all their money on the pull tabs, but I’m surprised they’re still in business with food/service/experience like that. Won’t be coming back.

Good food, great service.nGood selection of beer.nHamburgers are what they are known for, but everything else I have had was good too.

I have taken my family to eat here for years and have always had great food and service. However, the service and food including the drinks tonight were HORRIBLE. Very disappointed. It seems like the food and service have really gone down hill in the past 6 months.

Server was nice. Food was great. Over all, still like coming here!

The Philly was very good! Accept that your hands will get messy and get napkins while you eat. The cheese curds were crispy fried goodness so make sure you try them!