A long dinner at Nye's....

Last night I went to Nye's Polonaise Room for dinner because we had a Groupon for them that was expiring that day. Apparently everyone else in Minnesota had the same idea. We showed up at 5pm and it was packed full. We were informed it would be over an hour wait. After an hour, and the line still out the door, a server took pity on us and we got served. We started out with lump crab and shrimp cakes, which were really good. They were super thick, with big chunks of shrimp and crab. That was probably the highlight of the meal. The complimentary onion bread loaf they bring out is pretty tasty, and the pickled vegetable tray is a fun addition. I got an entree, so it came with a house salad, which was probably the most generic salad I've ever had at a restaurant. It was literally a bowl of iceberg lettuce with two cucumber slices and a tomato wedge, drenched in ranch dressing. Easy on the dressing Nye's! And would it hurt to throw in some more different kinds of vegetable, cheese, or croutons on your house salad? My entree was disappointing. I got the macadamia crusted chicken, with mashed potatoes, asparagus spears, and gravy. The chicken was dry. The gravy had no flavor. The only thing good was the garlic mashed potatoes, which were thick, creamy, and garlicy. My boyfriend got the NY prime dip sandwich, which was just your typical prime dip sandwich with au jus, but Swiss cheese, onion, and mushroom was added. It was pretty standard and nothing special. The fries it came with were hard and overcooked.  Now, I've been to Nye's before and had their perogies, polish sausage, and sauerkraut, which were extremely tasty. So, if you go here, stick with the Polish specials. Or better yet, save yourself some time and just go across the street to Kramarczuk's, where they get all their Polish food from. Outside of the Polish specials, Nye's food isn't that great. Also, because it was the last day of the Groupon, the actual meal took an hour and a half because the kitchen was backed up. So dinner at Nye's took two and a half hours. We've been to other restaurants on the last day of a Groupon and it's been busy, but Nye's was completely unprepared for this rush. Their kitchen was out of half the food on the menu. A note to restaurants putting themselves on Groupon, know what you're getting yourself into! I think the only time I would go back to Nye's is if it was just for a drink and to enjoy the piano bar.