Merrillville Restaurants

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Don Pablo's
Sep 6, 2008 by The Greasy Bag from Valparaiso
Overall Rating: 5
Food:[4] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[6]

• Not too pricey.
• Bland food. Screaming children.

“To me, the food wasn't spicy enough. It was like it was dumped down in the spice department for children and adults, sort of like Taco Bell food. For an appetizer, I had guacamole with tortilla chips. The guacamole was pretty good but needed some spice. I had chicken chimichanga. The chimichanga itself was okay. The accompanying rice and refried beans were terrible with no salt and absolutely no taste. Both were all dried up. I had a strawberry margarita. It was rimmed with salt instead of the customary sugar and was nearly undrinkable. All in all I'd say their biggest problem is lack of spice, not authentic Mexican food, but rather food for the masses.”

Texas Corral
Dec 11, 2007 by Bill from Valparaiso
Overall Rating: 8
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[1]

• Food and service.
• Smokey atmosphere.

“The food was excellent. Service outstanding. I just returned from lunch and upon walking in could smell a strong smell from cigarette smoke. Must be poor ventilation. I just got home and my clothes reek. Won't be back. I don't smoke, and can't understand why the restaurant smelled so bad when I was the 3rd customer of the day.”

Angelos Sicilian Cart Inc
Feb 15, 2007 by Howard
Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Excellent veal!
• It's a bit Smokey.

“This place is surrounded by chain restaurants that all seem busier but they are not as good. Here you can get very good Italian food at a reasonable price and the staff is exceptionally nice. I plan my trips around eating here!”

Shoops Hamburgers
Nov 16, 2006 by capt bob from racine
Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Great hand made burger.
• There are no shops where I now live.

“Best burgers around--when we travel north from Georgia we always say -"let's be sure to stop at shops, we miss their burgers".”

Texas Corral
Nov 1, 2006 by Sara from Otsego, MI
Overall Rating: 8
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Great food, fun atmosphere, loved the whole experience.
• Girl at front desk must have been new she didn't know what she was doing.

“Ok so this restaurant is a really cool place for kids and family. The atmosphere makes you think you¿re in Texas and they have this thing where they have large barrels full of peanuts. They also have old fashion buckets on the tables filled with peanuts. The idea is to eat the peanut and throw the shells on the wood floor for that Texan feel. Now if you like a fancy restaurant then this is not for you. You have to come with fun and a good attitude towards the Texan way of living before you can enjoy this place. My kids had a blast especially my 3 and 4 yr old they thought is was fun to eat the peanuts, throw the shells on the floor and smash them so this is definitely a kid friendly place. The waiter we had was awesome his name was Dave (now we went to the Texas corral in highland, in not Merrill vile) he was cool and had an awesome personality and seeing that we were out of toners, when we had questions about the area and if he didn't know them he would ask and get right back to us. The food was awesome we ordered steak and we were so pleased. Then the manager came out later and asked if there was he could do for us or if our food was ok. To top if off they gave the kids balloons and we were a happy bunch of 5 that left with full tummies happy kids.”