Plank’s On Broadway

On the outside Plank’s looks like a cozy local joint to get a good meal in historic Grove City. That is essentially where the good ends with this restaurant. I’ve been there twice and the first time wasn’t terrible (pretzel rod appetizer & pizza) but our visit this past Friday night was not good at all.
It took about 10 minutes to get seated which is acceptable on a Friday night. It was about a 5 min wait for our waitress to come and take drink orders. Upon delivery of the drinks we put in an order for an appetizer and didn’t see our waitress again until it came from the kitchen (30 min later). We finally got to place our order which took a solid 45 minutes to receive. When the food got to our table we immediately dove into the basket of fries which were ice cold… not even a hint of warmth! My burger was mildly warm but the bun felt like it was just pulled out of a fridge. My wife and kids meals were in a similar state to mine. I flirted with the idea of literally sending it all back but didn’t have another hour to wait for food as my kids were already restless.
Our theory is that the food had been sitting in the kitchen window and just had not been delivered to our table. I understand that places get busy and can miss things but this was rough. If I wait 45 minutes for food it could at least be warm. On our walk back to the car the entire family (7 yr old included) agreed that was our last trip to Planks.

Showed up on Sunday, 12÷14÷15 at about 1PM with a group of 5 and was turned away because they had closed for a party. This place missed restauranting 101 where they teach you to be open when you say you are open.

My last review of this place wasn’t a good one. But! I have been back multiple times and haven’t had a bad experience since. I’m just going to chalk it up as, they were incredibly busy with possibly shitty staff? So… My new review… IM OBSESSED WITH THEIR WINGS. Get them baked off– worth the extra 1 $!!!

It’s acceptable. Twice (baked off wings) are really good. Nothing super special, but it’s nice to sit and talk outside and a have a beer.

Sorry but this place is NOT good! The service was very slow… we had to wait for 30 minutes before we were even given menus. Please note, this was on a week night and NOT busy. Anyways, after we ordered the food did not arrive for at least 55 min to an hour. The food was terrible, my daughter’s chicken tenders were freezer burnt or something and very hard, and potato chips stale. My husband ordered onion rings and they were cold. My other daughter’s cheeseburger was very bland. We complained and all the waitress said was «oh sorry» kinda nonchalantly, like she didn’t care or whatever. Biggest waste of money dining out. In all fairness maybe it would be better as just a bar, as I can see it as a drinking or partying type of atmosphere but not for regular dining or families so maybe that was poor judgement on our behalf to come here. Also if you do decide to come here be sure to sit right at the bar and make eye contact so that they actually serve you and not act like you are invisible.

I have gone back several times for their pizza and it’s still pretty awesome even when I didn’t have a buzz. The place is almost always packed and the service is great. I love the live music and never had a bad experience here yet. There’s a reason to keep coming back.

Tasty food, great company, and strong drinks. I randomly walked in on my way through town and am glad I did. Honestly, locating bar food is never difficult but finding a bar with friendly staff and a «community» table is rare. I devoured the mozzarella sticks and a kids order of chicken stripes. My friend had the Bleu Chess burger w/​o the Swiss and enjoyed it.
Space is very laid back, no need to dr3ssed cyte, just drop by for a beer.

Although the band and acoustics are both horrible. Live music is better than nothing. Painfully loud to be inside, but an excellent patio gives this bar some redemption. The wine is actually warm (above room temp) and tastes terrible, but at least it is the right color.

Super busy and had to sit downstairs next to the door. Every time the door opened I was blasted with cold air.
My hands and face are so cold they hurt. No vegetables for my side other than iceberg lettuce or coleslaw. We were told there were no tables upstairs but when another group walked in after us they were asked if it was ok to sit down stairs and when they said no the server told them she would clean off a table for them. Maybe I should have been rude I would have gotten better service.

We have lived in Grove City for years. We have come to expect slow service and inconsistent pizza at Planks. It is partially our own fault for coming back so many times. While many food items are very good; the trade off of slow service and a poorly run restaurant just aren’t worth the hassle. There are better options in GC. We try to dine local as much as possible. Planks seems to be resting on their laurels as a part of local history. It is sad that they do not try to provide loyal customers with a better experience.

Planks is great. I love their pizza and mini tacos. The home made ranch dressing is also outstanding… some would describe it as addicting.
My one complaint about Planks is the smell. Every time I’m in there, it reeks of toilet. I don’t know why, and I don’t know why it hasn’t been fixed.
Overall, the food, atmosphere, the people, all make this a great place to visit.

I have visited the place for years. For a «bar» they have a great selection of food, which is always good. Personally, I love their wings and prefer them baked. Try them this way and thank me later!
The staff is always friendly and welcoming. If the owner, Billy, is in (which he usually is) you can even also enjoy some of the best sarcastic humor available. :-) He runs a great place, is very community focused, and takes great care of his customers.

The Bavarian Pizza is really good, but the most amazing thing is their Blue Cheese Dressing. Put it on the salad, the Beach Bread, the crispy onion rings, the mini tacos, or even your hat. It makes everything taste amazing (not that it doesn’t already). If I could find this dressing closer to home (Cincinnati) I would eat it all the time. The atmosphere is great, people all seem to know each other.

An excellent neighborhood bar. The pizza is Columbus style and delicious and the housemade blue cheese is a must try. I recommend the Bavarian Pizza and the Onion rings.

My wife and I recently moved to the area and have been searching for some good places to eat. Today, we went to downtown Grove City at around 1pm and thought Plank’s looked like a decent place to get a bite to eat.
We sat outside on the patio for a couple of minutes before the waitress surfaced. She took our drink orders but before she decides to leave the table she starts yelling to some guy on the sidewalk about their plans for later in the week. I don’t care that she was chatting with somebody, by all means go right ahead. However, it is a little off putting to be sitting in the middle of this loud conversation while trying to talk to the person next to you.
The waitress comes back to get our food orders. My wife gets the Italian Sub and I get the Cajun spiced chicken breast with sides of Mashed Potatoes and Onion Rings. As we waited for our food, I noticed the wait staff was extremely loud for such a quiet, not to busy place. Our server didn’t really even come to see how we were doing on our beverages.
So the food comes and I am instantly baffled by my plate. The portions of my food was completely out of whack. For starters, they only gave me one very small chicken breast, half a plate of mashed potatoes, and a basket of onion rings. I’m sorry but when I ordered a grilled chicken dinner, I kind of expect the main food to be chicken. Not mashed potatoes. I then try the chicken, now I love spicy things but that thing was so overly spiced. The mashed potatoes were alright but not as my main meal, and the onion rings were alright.
I asked my wife what she thought of her sub and she wasn’t impressed one bit either. Visually the sandwich looked amazing but when you look at the stuff between the bread, something is off. According to my wife, there was way to much lettuce on the sandwich. All she could taste was the lettuce and it didn’t surprise me that there was that much because I could clearly smell it from across the table. Her biggest complaint however was the lack of meat there was in this sub. You barely get any in this sandwich and with the amount of lettuce you get, you don’t even taste the meats at all.
we spent about$ 20 dollars at this place and what did we get out of it? A mediocre sandwich and a very badly portioned meal. To top it all off, a very loud wait staff that seemed more preoccupied with talking to one another than simply refilling beverages. Now it may have been an off day or we just didn’t get the right items at this place but we will not be coming back to find out.

Great little spot for pizza or anything else for that matter. I usually get a buffalo chicken salad. Huge salad. Literally takes at least 3 meals to finish. Salad has chopped lettuce, onions, raisins, sunflower seeds, cucumber and hard boiled eggs. Topped with house made ranch and house made hot sauce. On to the pizza. I am not a huge meat eater, planks has the best sausage on their pizzas. They get it from Thrums butcher shop and it’s great.
Fabulous patio in the summer, great for people watching. And don’t feel awkward if your dining alone. They have a big round «community“table inside where everyone can sit together!

Good gathering place for coworkers after a long day. Had a few brews and appetizers. Our service was superb! The appetizers were typical frozen mini tacos and deep fried mushrooms nothing spectacular but tasty none the less. Beer was $ 6 a pitcher good happy hour price! overall they were very accommodating for an impromptu larger group. I did love the idea they have of a bar height large round table as a «Community Table» first come first serve and you never know who’s going to sit next to you. I’d definitely sit there cuz I’m so shy ya know!

Planks is nicee. They have some goood pizza. It’s not the best but it’s good. The restaurant is nice and good for get together

I really racked my brain to come up with kitschy, funny verbage for this review. Honest to God I don’t take pleasure in writing one-​star reviews, and that’s why I try to put some witty banter in to soften the blow because really, I’m not a harsh gal. But then I decided I was being way too hard on myself. Instead, I’m going to put as much effort into this review as Plank’s did for my friends’ party last Friday night. You suck, Plank’s. You suck real hard.
Tables were not put together as guided, a food and beverage table wasn’t in place, and menus were scattered along the one table allotted for the 22 of us, when the hosts had pre-​ordered the meal. Really, Plank’s? I don’t know what constitutes as great service in bumblef*ck Ohio, but surely this ain’t it. And what made you think 22 people would fit nicely at four tables squished together against a wall? Thanks to you, I got to know my dining companions real well. I did not need to discover on my own accord that not everyone had showered that day. Perhaps had I an inch of elbow room, I wouldn’t have had to breathe in someone’s unshowered personal space.
However the kicker of the evening was the manager. Dude, I want your job. I dream of waltzing through a dingy dining room with flowered wallpaper and acting like paper is raining down on me and I had no more f*cks to give. You acted like it was not your concern whatsoever that my friend was dropping cash on two dozen people in your bar and they were not given what they were promised. I can assure you, Manager Weenie, it IS your concern. And I can only guess that your bar ain’t makin’ it rain with paper, so perhaps next time you should be a little more accommodating to your patrons.
Oh, and one more thing. A bottle of Clorox bathroom cleaner is under $ 4 at any grocer. Aim, spray, wipe, repeat. Your bathrooms are sick.

This place was awful.
We decided to use them for our rehearsal dinner location because we wanted to support a local business… bad decision. After they promised us a certain amout of space and a particular set up, they shoved us in a corner and we’re planning on setting pizza right on top of our guests instead of the buffet set up we had discussed many times. The servers we’re beyond rude. when we asked what was going on, they said it was because we told them 25 and we had more people than that (funny, because we had 22). but it seemed as if they just wanted to shove people in to make a few extra dollars. The owner didn’t care much either, when my husband brought up the discussion they had not even a few hours earlier about how the room was to be set up, he said «yeah, i did tell you that. not sure what happened». he told us he would fix the situation, then disappeared and the waitresses kept on trying to pile food on top of our guests… they left all the pizza and wings set out without anything to serve them with… refused to check on our party to see if we needed anything. then when we went to talk to the owner again, some crazy regulars got in our business and said the owner «didn’t deserve this», told us to go somewhere else, and slammed a door in my husbands face. The owner did eventually take care of it and adjusted the check, which was appreciated… but that doesn’t excuse the HORRIBLE service and waitresses.
oh, and the place was disgusting and dirty.