Pines Steak House - Atlantic

Love this place so much can't believe they are closing such good food and very good staff

Drinks fair enough food ok, if you order to go ask for utensils and eating tools. Everything is slightly above average

Unbelievable steak and fresh cut fries and the waitress Hillary was awesome highly recommend it! Oh did I mention she's beautiful too.

It would be easy to miss Oinker’s Lounge and Grill — it’s in the same building as The Pines Steakhouse — but around the backside and in the basement. It is, however, the busiest resto and pub in Atlantic and it’s well worth a stop. Of the local non-chain restaurants on a recent Saturday evening it was the clear winner in cars-parked-outside-the-establishment test. When you enter through the Oinker’s specific entrance (no stairway to The Pines, or other access) you might think it’s just a local bar. At first glance the tables aren’t visible but don’t turn around and leave. C’mon in. On our visit we were greeted by one of three gals working the bar. We were seated with a smile and a few sociable words and left to ponder the typical small town grill menu. There weren’t any real surprises considering that this is the heartland of America and you’ll find what you expect: a decent variety of sandwiches, and dinners with a bunch of appetizers and a bare minimum of salads. This is where people work hard and eat hard and expect a decent sized plate of food for their buck. I wasn’t worried about the cleanliness of the taps — and our choice of beers was bright and fresh. The fellas at the bar seemed determined to make sure that the taps were kept in tip-top shape — but don’t misunderstand — everyone was well behaved and I bet they stay that way! We opted for an appetizer of onion rings and we were glad we ordered the small size. The rings were real onion rings — none of that chopped and reformed junk you find in so many chain restos — freshly batter and fried to just barely done. We ate as many as we could and still had rings left on the platter when our entrees arrived. Entrees come with a typical small-town bagged salad but it was fresh, well chilled, and served with what they called “Montana Blue Cheese Dressing”. which tasted a little like 1,000 island dressing with blue cheese added but I might be wrong about that. They also include a potato. No ‘mandatory vegetables’ here — the food is honest and basic. My wife had butterflied shrimp off the “lite menu” and I ended up helping her with her portion. They weren’t coastal fresh — clearly had been frozen before — but that didn’t make them any the less tasty. I went for the BBQ ribs (1/2 slab) and I too had more than I needed to eat. The ribs came off the bone nicely. They were reasonably tender — not quite falling off the bone but well seasoned and touched with a BBQ sauce that they sell by the bottle (not too sweet, not too sour, with a little zing — more Kansas style than anything else). For the meal the price was reasonable. The service was friendly without being overly. The food was well seasoned and showed some signs of originality. Would I come back if we were in the area? You bet, in a heartbeat.

We were at Onkers last Saturday night I had fried chicken it was dry over done