Around Back Cafe

I’ve been going to around back since before it was the popular thing to do. It is priced a little high but the food is always a 10 out of 10 and the times I’ve had issues they make up for it quickly and wonderfully. I love the sloppy fries and the wraps. The pasta dishes are great as well. I’ve had everything off the menu for the most part and it’s all delicious. I would highly recommend getting one of the specials while there as well!

Been there about 40 times now! Gets better every time. Try the coconut chicken salad — awesome!

The service was ok. Food sub par. I’ve eaten here twice and both times extremely disappointed. The burger was overlooked and burnt. Shrimp was like eating shoe leather. They did have a decent beer selection, but that isn’t enough to bring me back.

Well as usual spent time figured out what we wanted just to be told oh we’re out of that yet again. And of course told hostess should of td you sorry. Well if hostess were not on phones congregating. Wait! Maybe if they put a note in their phone they would remember. So decided on breadsticks that said nacho cheese and honey mustard dip. They came and not only still cold in middle but hair through one. AND just cheese. So before realizing temp and hair we said where is honey mustard? That is OR we are told. Our response did we black out when you asked us which one we would like and when will you be changing and to or? At least that got charge for honey mustard taken off… Shame really because when this place opened it was SPECTACULAR. Now hit or miss and seems most food froZen and reheated.

Food is excellent, service is always great and reataraunt is always a top choice. Daily lunch specials are totally worth it and prices aren’t bad any other one either.

Worst gyro ever! Very little meat and lettuce, no cucumber sauce, next to no tomatoes or onions. I asked the server if there was a new cook because the gyros used to be MUCH better. She went back to ask the manager for an answer to my question. A good manager would come out and speak wih me directly and offer to resolve my complaint somehow. This manager did not. The server came back to our table and said, «He said everythings’ s the same.» That was it! I asked if she could discount my dinner and was told «no.» Will never go back!

French onion soup? Don’t bother — broth with onions thrown in (not cooked in) and
Pizza cheese on top. Stuffed rigatoni with meat sauce is good and Italian wrap acceptable. I have eaten dinner here twice (both non-​memorable) and lunch (today) once. We have friends that love this place. For us — eh … Would be three stars except for the whack job that called that tasteless bowl soup, and tried to get me to eat it.
Service was ok except that they never did ask me if everything was alright like they did the other tables. Did she already know?

This restaurant will not accommodate you. I had lunch at Around Back the other day and will never go back. The menu I was given had not one single vegetarian option, so instead of the breakfast burrito with steak, chicken, or sausage, I decided to ask if I could get veggies. My yinzer server immediately cut me off, said that the kitchen doesn’t do that because they «like to keep it easy» (WTF?!), and she directed me to the chicken feta wrap minus the chicken. She told me that they will remove ingredients but will not add them. I was with a friend’s family and was embarrassed at the way my server talked to me.
It was 11:30 on a Sunday morning; the kitchen was not busy, and they could certainly have helped me had they actually cared. I agreed to the chicken feta wrap, and my fabulous server asked me what kind of cheese I would like. I said feta. The wrap consisted of half-​lettuce, half-​onion, and a few red peppers with a disgusting overly-​garlic dressing on the side. Thank goodness I ordered fries on the side (for extra) because they were delicious. But who wants to just eat fries for lunch and get ridiculed in the process? I will not return.

I’ve had this bookmarked for awhile because it’s a restaurant in our vicinity that I’ve been wanting to visit. Occasionally I feel the need to endorse local joints instead of run-​of-​the-​mill chain restaurants.
And let me tell you, this is definitely a local joint. As you walk in, you stand kind of awkwardly in front of the doors, because it doesn’t feel like there’s anywhere else to go to wait to be seated. It took a minute for us to be noticed. Right ahead there’s the bar area, and that was hoppin’. When we were finally greeted, the waitress sadly informed us that there was no more room at the bar, but that was okay because my husband and I are not normal young people. We actually prefer not sitting next to strangers at a bar, but sitting in a comfortable booth in a corner somewhere. And that’s just what we got!
The dining room feels like a different restaurant, which is weird. It’s too quiet, and it feels like there’s a party going on in the next room over at the bar, a party you weren’t invited to. I think if they knocked out the wall between them and put up partitions instead it would be a lot better. That being said, it was nice. Food was good. Got the onion rings, which another reviewer recommended. The consensus was that we’ve had a lot better and wished we had tried the stuffed mushrooms instead. They were breaded well, but were kind of hard and severely lacking in any kind of flavor.
For our individual meals, the husband had the fish sandwich, the half size since we got the o rings. For a half, the thing was substantial in size. I detest fish of almost every kind, so I didn’t try it, but he loved it.
I got the soup of the day, which was a shrimp and lobster bisque. It was pretty heavy, but very very tasty. Additionally I got a white pizza, which wasn’t that great. It’s been a long time since I’ve gotten a white pizza anywhere though, so maybe it’s just that I forgot what to expect. In any case, I wish I had gotten something else. But even though there were a few disappointments, there’s so many things there that I wanted to try! So we’ll definitely be coming back for more.

Portions are well sized. Most everything on the menu is good and well priced. The restaurant has recently been remodeled and is cheerful and friendly.
Occasionally the jukebox or TVs will compete with the music system in the restaurant.

I went there with my wife and another couple who had good reviews on it. The atmosphere was nice. Some update can probably be done but decorated very nice. We got the cheese sticks which were home made and amazing! Wanted to try everything. I also got their wings. Buffalo Ranch was a nice taste. Wings were very good. Had some left over and still great the next day. Out of all of us we had a fish, burger, wrap and pot roast. All of the portions were great for the price. I had the pot roast and gravy and it was delish. Fries were hot and not that they were under the heat lamp. Wendy our waitress was on the ball and helped us the whole time. Also had fried icecream and cheesecake. Both were very very good. I will look forward to go back for more! This is a place worth going to!

Glad to see your not worried or denying your food is sub par and offer bad service with a basement dining experience.

One of my favorite places for fish sandwich! The onion rings are the bomb!!! Great place for fried, bar food.

Went to watch a hockey game nothing great about the place but drinks are cheap enough bartender was fairly attentive and some of the best fried provolone I have had in a long time good local bar but not great for sports. Small tv no HD

We stopped by this place on our way back from a long day in the city and I was pleasantly surprised with it. It really is around back of a small strip mall but it has a little patio area out front and a normal bar/​restaurant inside. We got the fried zucchini, stuffed mushrooms, and loaded potato skins. I had never had fried zucchini before and it came out in long spirals, breaded and friend, pretty good. The stuffed mushrooms were decent, but my favorite was the potato skins. They actually put broccoli on top which seemed weird to us at first but ended up tasting great.
This is one of your typical hole in the wall, bar food bars, so don’t expect anything fancy but you get attentive service and it’s one of those places where everyone knows everyone. I would definitely go back.