After hearing about the famous cheese fries at Snuffer’s, we decided to give the place a try to see what all the fuss was about. The restaurant was pretty packed when we visited, and we had to wait a few minutes before we got a table. The menu is a simple two-sided piece of laminated paper, which was fine except for the fact that all of the menus seemed oddly greasy (we would shortly discover the reason why). We didn’t think too much of it at the time and proceeded to place our order. We ended up getting a large cheddar fries with bacon/chives/jalapenos, an order of nachos, a mushroom swiss chicken platter, and a bacon cheeseburger platter.
The cheddar fries were served about two minutes later, and initially the plate looked like a pretty good value with extremely generous helpings of toppings heaped on top of the fries and a cup of ranch dipping sauce on the side. The only problem was that the fries had absorbed so much grease that they were about twice as heavy as they should have been. It tasted ok for maybe the first bite, but after that the overwhelming amount of grease made each successive bite increasingly difficult to swallow (I guess if you’re used to eating this kind of stuff it might not be a problem — we saw some of the people sitting around us happily devouring the fries like they were stir-fried noodles).
Unable to finish the fries, we decided to set it aside and wait for the entrees to arrive, hoping that they would at least be a little better. Much to our dismay, we got more of the same fat-laden, ridiculously greasy “food” that was served earlier. The nachos were coated with a thick, oily layer of cheese, and the cheese was pretty much the only thing you could taste. These weren’t your typical nachos where you have tortilla chips with cheese on top; these were more like cheese globs with some tortilla chips inside.
As far as the platters we ordered, the grilled chicken tasted decent at least, but only in comparison to the other dishes. It didn’t taste like lard, but it was still smothered in an excessive amount of cheese. Even the toast that came with the entrees was quite heavily buttered. We ordered corn and black-eyed peas for the side dishes, and those were the only things that we could finish (sort of). The mashed potatoes were ok as well — nothing special but at least edible.
In the end, we took about half the food home simply because we couldn’t manage to eat any more of it. The food here makes a Double Bacon Cheeseburger at Jack In The Box look like a veggie sandwich. The food was so unhealthy that we decided to add a new rating category for our reviews — the healthiness of the food. We think this is an important factor to consider when eating out, and so we will be including it for all of our future restaurant reviews.
One thing to note: we certainly understand that a sports bar type restaurant can’t be expected to serve carrots and brussel sprouts, and that you don’t exactly go to this type of restaurant if you’re looking to help your diet. But the thing is, we’ve been to plenty of sports bars that have been able to serve up a decent plate of nachos or fries that didn’t taste like pure grease. We’ll leave it at that, whether you agree or disagree, but suffice it to say that Snuffer’s is now on our official list of “banned” restaurants.
Snuffer’s Restaurant and Bar
Ambiance: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cleaniness: 4
Value: 4
Health: 2
Overall: 4.4
Tags: Snuffer’s, cheddar fries, greasy food