Legends Bar and Grill, Medina

My friends and I had some cause to celebrate last night, so it was suggested that we head to Legends in Medina for some food and some beer.

I'm not really a drinker, but I was game to try out a new place. We arrived, and my first impression was of a slightly upmarket bar, lots of light coming in from the two walls of windows, and generally a fairly decent atmosphere. It wasn't busy at all, but it was a Monday night. The music was a bit loud, however, and a few patrons came in later and kept the same few songs on repeat for most of the time we were there.

Legends is famous, apparently, for a few menu items, including their giant "lucky dog" hot-dog (which I sampled) and some of their po-boy sandwiches.

We also had some onion rings and chicken tenders as appetizers.

The onion rings were pretty good, the tenders were pretty bad. They were chewy, which is about all I need to say about that, I think.

The hot-dog itself was comically huge, and I think fairly good value. I was unable to finish it, only in part because it was too much to eat, but also because it was actually just a giant hot-dog and if you're not quite in the mood for one, you tend to get a bit sick of a dog in a hurry. Had it been a giant bratwurst, I'd have enjoyed it a lot more, but pink watery meat isn't my thing, in the end.

The fries were not bad.

The service was very slow. We had to wait quite a long time for our food, and our refills, and as the place was nearly empty, there really didn't seem to be a good reason for this. The hot chicks at the bar (customers, not staff) kept the same crappy songs playing over and over again and it was difficult to talk over the music sometimes. That said, there was some bull-riding on the TV, which kept the guys amused - but I was seated looking the other way, and only had sunny Medina to look at.

One of my friends speaks highly of Legends, and he's a self-confessed fan of bar food. I think the food was okay and I'd probably eat there again, to try something else out. I'd steer clear of their chicken next time, since they didn't really treat their tenders very well.

I've not really decided whether or not I'm going to give scores in my reviews, but hell, why not.

Atmosphere: 3/5 Service: 2/5 Food: 2/5 (Hot dog) 1/5 (tenders) 3/5 (Onion Rings) 3/5 (Fries)