Club 81 Too

"On October 20th 2023 at 5pm, my friends and I (9 of us in total) went to Club 81 Too hoping to have a nice dinner. Unfortunately, our evening was ruined by the abhorrent treatment and service we experienced. As soon as we walked in we felt an air of unfriendliness by the owner and server. We were immediately seated near the drafty door. When we asked if we could be moved to somewhere less chilly, both the owner and the server shouted "No!" At us, and explained that there were no other available tables. I looked around and saw there were only 2 small tables taken, each by couples. There definitely was room for us to be seated somewhere else. There was no reason for them to not accommodate this reasonable request. When it was time for us to order, we asked for 8 orders of fried mushrooms. The waitress came back with only 4 orders of mushrooms, only then explaining to us there were "no more mushrooms." Why weren't we told there weren't enough beforehand to give us a chance to order something else? So I politely asked the waitress if we could have a discount on the mushrooms seeing as we had to share 4 orders among the 8 of us who wanted them. She sternly said "no" and "we don't do that." When the rest of our food came, we were in utter shock at its subpar quality. The chicken was over cooked, dark brown and very dry. The skin of the fish was visible through the skimpy layer of breading. Nothing tasted like it had any seasoning, spices or even salt. Our sodas and cocktails were mixed up, and I was reprimanded like a child for sharing my soda - which I was paying for! The owners of this place nor any of the staff ever came by to apologize for all of the inconveniences and blatant rudeness and disrespect we experienced, unlike how kindly they treated the other 2 couples who came in after us. Worst of all, as we were leaving and the owner got her money she screamed at the top of her lungs to demand we get out of her establishment and never come back. Why? We caused no trouble. We are just a group of senior citizen lady friends who enjoy going out to eat and happen to be of different races and colors. We can only conclude that the abusive treatment we experienced was because most of us are Black or brown. So here's a word of warning to all non-white persons if you ever consider going there: DON'T. Unless you want to face an abundance of hate, discrimination, awful service, and food from the bottom of the barrel. And a word to the belligerent owner: money will always be green no matter who gives it. By screaming at us to leave, all you did was make a big fool of yourself in front of the few customers besides us who were in your restaurant. You could have saved your breathe because halfway through that awful "dinner" we had decided it wasn't worth ever coming back anyway. Finally, a word to the bimbo waitress: had you and that cruel owner been nicer you could have gotten a huge tip instead of the leftover change from our overpriced bill. Enjoy the 53¢ when you could have received the $50+ we initially intended to leave for you. Let this be a lesson to you that how you treat people has consequences."

"The fish and the chicken are worth the trip from St. John. It’s a chilled place and the staff are great! It feels like you’re sitting at home enjoying a great meal."

"Horrible. They offered a special to UAW workers a couple of weeks ago. A lot of my coworkers went and the Chicken was burnt. I mean burnt so bad you could smell it. When asked to speak to a manager, was told he was gone for the day, but you could hear him in the background. Shame on you!! Never again!"

"It was my first visit and I must say it actually exceeded my expectations. It really is your typical neighborhood bar/restaurant. Food portions were generous and the prices extremely Fair. Well it was Friday and we decided to have the Lake Perch, people were talking about how good the chicken was so I intend to go back and try it. We came over from Munster Indiana so it was definitely a little bit out of the way but certainly enjoyable and worth the trip. Met the owner who also seem like a very nice fellow."

"I've always been a regular here over the years and always have received great food and service! Tonight I was craving fried chicken where they have it on Wednesday's specials!! The chicken dinner was beyond phenomenal and the perfect seasoning on the breading was a meal itself! All their fish and shrimp are just as great! See you again soon! Thanks Club 81 staff!!"