Ground Round

Pros: Good Menu Selection
Cons: No Theme

Ground Round is a chain of restaurants that was founded in the late 1960's. It is owned by American Hospitality Concepts, Inc., a management company that also owns several other restaurants chains. Ground Round has approx. 120 locations, located ...

Pros: Well-prepared food
Cons: Very loud; some staff a little clueless

We just returned from our first trip to Ground Round in a number of years, and I have two diametrically opposed opinions on the restaurant we visited.

First, the positive.

The food was excellent and ample. Two adults...

Pros: pretty much everything
Cons: can be cramped and crowded when busy

Okay, so they don't offer the Hot Italian on the menu anymore. (It was a really great Italian sandwich, but I got teased mercilessly by my family every time I ordered it. At least our waiter was never a hot Italian guy.) But I do still love the Ground...

Pros: Excellent food and you definitely get your money's worth!
Cons: The service needs a lot of work!

First off, I'd like to say that my opinion of The Ground Round Restaurant is based on my experience with the one at The Berkshire Mall in Lanesboro, Mass and may not be true of the other Ground Round Restaurants located in other cities or towns.
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Pros: For a steakhouse they're veggie friendly, good food, low price
Cons: location, and they have balloons *shudders*

I admit it--I'm a picky eater and really finicky about where I go out to eat. Okay, to be honest, I'm happy with pizza and diet soda (it's my diabetes talking here) or Thai food, but when it comes to eating out someplace that makes me and my friends...

Pros: good food, good prices
Cons: sometimes a little busy

We generally go out about 1-2 times a week for either lunch or dinner. At least one of those times we end up at the local Ground Round. It is located in a mall near our home, so it is convenient.

The Food: Excellent quality, and...

Pros: Large menu selection
Cons: Usually there is a large waiting list for a seat

What to say about Ground Round? Well this is probably my favorite restaurant around. I go up to Ground Round at least twice a week. Not just for the food, but also for the NTN game.

Service: The service at the Ground Round is...

Pros: Great food, good selection, consistent quality with every visit
Cons: So many items, only one stomach, can be pricey

I remember having birthday parties at the Ground Round when I was a little kid, popcorn and peanut shells everywhere. The food was certainly far from gourmet, mostly comprised of your average American food fare.

Through the years, the chain...

Pros: Food was good.
Cons: Service was the WORST I've had, EVER!

The Ground Round in my area had turned into something local for about a year & half, much to my chagrin. The new restaurant wasn't bad, but I really enjoyed the Ground Round. When the new place didn't do very well, the Ground Round came back in. I had...

Pros: wide variety, can be a quiet atmosphere
Cons: bad service

My friends and I went to the Ground Round in St. Cloud, Minnesota one day wanting some really good food (which the Ground Round is known for), and someplace in our price range. Right from the beginning we knew this was going to be a long day!!
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Pros: many choices on adult's AND kid's menu, decent prices
Cons: last experience there has tainted my opinion and I will not go back for a long time

I suppose I haven't been to Ground Round restaurants too often. In most cases, I would go for a casual lunch with friends or co-workers, so most of my familiarity is with the lunch menu. I typically order burgers or other sandwiches when going out for...

Pros: Good food, prices vary so there is something for everyone. A friendly place.
Cons: None unless you will have trouble making a decision from such a large selection of food

This is definitely one of our favorite restaurants. I just ate there, again, yesterday. I knew I just had to voice an opinion on this one.

I have been eating at the Ground Round off and on for about 10 years. I have never had a bad...

Pros: none
Cons: Price, options

Some restaurants constantly monitor and modify what they do based on customer's tastes and expectations. The Ground Round doesn't strike me as one who has solidified their mission statement.

My wife and I are avid restaurant eaters, and with...

Pros: Menu selection
Cons: Old table cloths

If I were to ever move from my current state of residence, I would have to say that I would miss the Ground Round the most, as far as restaurants go. If there was ever a place based just on variety I would have to say it is the Ground Round. This is...

Pros: Reasonably priced dishes, kid-friendly, great food
Cons: none

My family has been eating at the Ground Round for over ten years and it's still as great as ever! When we first started going they showed cartoons (usually Betty Boop)and served basket after basket of complimentary popcorn. The popcorn was always fresh...