Flame Bar And Grill - Carbondale (IL)

4 /5 Victoria Thanoukos: First I need to say that the food is excellent! We had the petite filet and 22oz T-bone Steak. Both cooked and prepared well. Mashed potatoes also very good. The veg was eh but we were there for the steak. Our beef (pun intended) was the service. Although our server was extremely attentive and really communicative and great, waiting an hour for medium rare and medium steaks was baffling. But more confusing was the drape in the womens bathroom for one of the stalls. If you are steak place and charging your pricing, clean up your kitchen and get a door for your bathroom stall. Otherwise, the food is worth the visit (maybe just takeout and loads of advance time to the kitchen)

5 /5 Kendall B: Fantastic steaks! My husband said it was the best Ribeye he’s had in a very long time. Visited on a weekend stay to Carbondale. We arrived around 7:30pm on Saturday and thankfully there was no wait. Comfy booths with high backs. Excellent staff, very attentive and knowledgeable about the menu. Highly recommend the Root Vegetable Hash, never heard of it but oh so good.

2 /5 Diddy FourTweny: Was wondering how we were able to walk into such a restaurant without reservations on New Years Eve, but found out why. Service was atrocious. Everything took 15+ minutes and the restaurant was not that busy. 15 minutes for our first drink, old fashions which you couldnt even taste the whiskey in. 15 minutes for bread and butter, with hair in the butter, 15 minutes till the appetizer, actually the best part of the meal. Another 20-25 minutes for our entrée, a MR filet and seared tuna. While both were decent, The steak was pushing past medium and the tuna was cold. Which indicates to me the server just left it sitting while probably working on closing duties or something. I ordered a beer to go with my meal which never arrived and was not checked on beyond the first bite of food. So, after an hour and forty minutes and $130, I was left wishing we had just gont to Chilis.