Corner House

Melt in my mouth prime rib! I am not the biggest meat aficionado. In fact, I ordered salmon and was delighted with the cooked to perfection salmon steak and the bernaisse sauce. I also was delighted with the bread. The house salad was lacking freshness, but when I had a bite of prime rib it may have heard an angel sing. It was wonderful. The whole meal turned magical due to the perfection of the prime rib.
The food could have been warmer but it didn’t matter because it still tasted delicious. The soup was too salty, but paired well with the warm crusty bread (delicious).
Atmosphere was wonderful, service was spectacular.

HM, I thought I reviewed this place already. Well here it goes…
THE CORNER HOUSE, very delicious food, and not cheap. Love the 30’s 40’s vibe it has when you enter and is definitely a treat. Been a while since I went so when I go again (new item on checklist) I will do a thorough review. Stay tuned…
Revisit on 12/​12/​2015
THE CORNER HOUSE is a nice, mid-​to-​upper scale like restaurant with a 30’s/40’s vibe (which I love). I arrived on Saturday evening which probably wasn’t the wisest idea considering it was PACKED and the workers were super busy. I waited about 25 minutes for a seat but abided my time at the bar to wet my whistle with a VODKA & OJ. About half way through my drink I was led to my table which had a lit candle and a nicely set table. I started out with an order of RUM & COKE and as an appetizer had BAKED ONION SOUP A LA CARTE which had cheese on top, mmmmmm so good. My main course I ordered was 2 LAMB CHOPS dinner and waited 30 minutes before the waitstaff told me they were out. That was a bummer so instead I got the «large» FILET MIGNON dinner but when I got it it really wasn’t that big, another bummer. The food was good, but the appetizer was the highlight for me here, should have stuck with the king cut of prime rib.
I rate 4 stars because it was highly busy and understand the biz. Hope to have my lamb chops next time. Check it out.

Food is ok but very outdated needs a facelift and very slow service plan on a whole evening just to have dinner

Good very good as always. Service was good and as responsive as she could be. Had the double lamb chop and done to a turn. Hubby had the prime rib which was excellent as usual. Spinach salad to start was good. Will be back.

Horrible. It started with our having a reservation, showing up 10 minutes early and being told that it would be awhile. Sat at the bar and had to wait a long time to get served. A half hour after not getting seated I asked the hostess about our seating and was told it would be a little longer. The whole time that we were waiting we saw people coming in, waiting a couple of minutes and getting seated before us. Once seated the service again was terrible and it took forever to get our order in and then get our food. The food was bland and nothing to speak of. I will never visit this place again nor suggest it.

All-​around great experience. First time there, and celebrated our 13^th wedding anniversary. Will definitely be back. Staff was courteous and went above and beyond. We were there with our 2.5 year old for a special meal. The owner (?) brought out crackers and applesauce right when we were seated. Server was very attentive and knowledgable. We LOVED being able to have a wonderful, calm family meal together. Though the décor is a bit dated, the food is fantastic and reasonable, especially given the multiple courses and food quality. (Ask for the off-​menu Prime Rib — larger rib option, definitely worth it.)

Worst service ever. If I could give zero stars I would. Believe the reviews on here saying the service is bad. They are 100 percent true. We had a large group and the wait staff did not care at all about our party. No refills, no «thanks yous» or «pleases» out of the mouths of our servers. Then, we when we were trying to leave, the hostess tried to make the one person in our party who is handicapped and could barely walk with a cane walk all the way around the restaurant rather than let her walk through the staff area near the kitchen. One of the other wait staff told the hostess to just let her walk through. The hostess was incredibly rude, causing me to swear and then she stopped in her tracks and said «screw it… Find your own Way out!» So inappropriate. Had she not been so incredibly rude to us and condescending, I would have apologized for my inappropriate comment. However, she treated my mother who is handicapped with such disrespect and contempt that it literally turned my stomach. We will never go back here. And I would suggest that you don’t either.

This was my parents’ favorite restaurant. It was the 1^st place I took them when I got engaged to my ex. It’s the 1^st place I took them to meet my current flame. It’s the last place I ate with my father. It’s the 1^st place I ate with my family after my father passed. Knowhatamean???
I, like everyone, get the prime rib. These days I get the littlest cut, and I STILL have leftovers. I don’t enjoy pounding down beef, like I used to. But when it’s time, here’s where you go, and prime’s how you do it.
Before that sweaty nightmare begins, there’s always the epic battle: in one corner the escargot — little garlicky balls of squish. In the other: the blue points — gorgeous horseradish slurpslides!!! Which will I choose??? Next time, maybe I’ll skip the prime, and just get double orders of both little swamp aliens???

Excellent food and service, their reputation is well deserved. While the place could use a little freshening up and a new coat of paint, inside and out, it checks all the boxes when it comes to what really matters.

This place is not what it used to be. Ate there tonight my wife had the lake perch. I thought I would try the duck ala orange. Both dinners came with the soup. We had the French onion. It was very salty but had no other taste. The duck was dry and very bland. Perch was bland also. No real seasoning on either dinner. Have eaten here the past with much better dinners. Might be time for an update to this place. It has not changed since the 1980’s.

Love the Corner House for a good piece of meat. Chicago native here and I must say best prime rib I’ve had. Can’t beat the deal, so much food and all for a great price. Bread w/​butter to start, delicious cheesy French Baked Onion soup & salad; by the time we received our steak we were so full ended up taking half of it home. NY strip was tender and juicy, cAjun rub was a good call, adds a spice and great char flavor.

The Corner House has been noted as one of the better places to dine in Racine for years, unfortunately they are resting on their laurels. From the entrance and throughout the restaurant it is obvious little attention has been paid to interior which is badly in need of TLC and is very dated.
The food is generally good but I doubt if the wine list has been changed in 20yrs. which I commented about to our servers, they agreed. Recently we complained several different times to our servers that when our bills came the charges for our wines were more than on the menu they replied that the wines prices had gone up. We had to pay the higher price and to add insult to injury we found out that the wines we received were not what we ordered. I am glad they didn’t do the same on the food.
It would be a nice touch to see the owners or premises but that has not happened to us in several years. What a shame that the Corner House is no longer synonymous with a fine dining experience.

If you’re in the mood for prime rib or wiener schnitzel, by all means, try this restaurant. If you want anything else, stay away! The walleye and salmon were dry and tasteless, the duck, dry and overcooked. Very disappointing visit. Will not return.

Came here for dinner after a fun day at the Racine Zoo. I would say that this place is definitely worth a visit.
The prime rib was very tasty and tender. The sides were good.
The bartender was a hoot. The Owner was super friendly.
Our waitress was a little stiff but nice enough.
We will come back for the prime rib and the Owner and the bartender for sure.

Sea bass and cottage fries cold. One of the o. wners came to table and was drunk.
Service was not that great for the price

Traveling from out of town and was a little apprehensive. I rarely eat beef but this was worth it. The food was delicious. The wine options are so-​so. The décor feels like you stepped back in time. The service was actually excellent. I think our servers name was Leslie and she was attentive. Maybe they’ve improved service based on their past reviews.
I would go there again.

I came to Corner House a few times this year with my dad for the prime rib and I must agree with John T. that it saved them. We also tried the Chilean Sea Bass which was equally delicious with the Baked French Onion soup! I don’t have any complaints on the food what so ever!
With that being said, the service was very slow and not good. Our waitress seemed to forget we were at a table and delivered the food super late with no apologies. After the meal we waited a long time for our check and our waitress never came around. We asked a different waitress for our check and she ended up cleaning off our table that was filled with dirty plates for 30 minutes.
I was not pleased with the waitstaff at all, but if you choose to come here you will not be disappointed in the food! It kinda makes up for it.

A group of four of us visited the restaurant for Thanksgiving. My wife won’t eat turkey, so we went here on the suggestion of my 81-​year-​old grandmother (whom joined my wife, kid and me).
The appearance was that of a place modestly adorned and not touched up in some time. It’s surrounding community is a dump and you need to drive through questionable areas just to reach the destination (almost impossible not to do in Racine these day).
Many other reviewers on Unilocal and Trip Advisor claimed this was an excellent place for steak and offered great dinner. They were wrong.
The ambiance felt like a zombie movie where hoards of undead satiated their hunger on bloody flesh. The only difference, most of the patrons were technically alive (70 years old+) and the flesh was calf or cow.
My son had the porterhouse with their blue cheese topping. The topping was excellent, but once I bit into the steak, I had to chew no less than 20 times to get it down. It was incredibly sinewy and tougher than rawhide.
My wife had the Shrimp De Jonghe. The shrimp were well-​cooked, bread nicely and generously-​sized and portioned. It was seasoned beautifully with one overstated guest — SALT. It was as if they substitute bread crumbs with salt; mixing it with potatoes and clearing off half of the breading did not help much. It penetrated every layer.
My grandmother had the prime rib. I cannot report on that. She asks for prime rib well done. I am so opposed to that on every level, I abstained. It is their alleged specialty, so it was difficult to pass up. It’s a sin to cook prime rib well done.
I had the Veal Siciliano, It is lightly breaded veal and served with sauteed mushrooms, onions and green/​red peppers. The veal and vegetables were cooked perfectly. The meat was delicious and tender. However, Salt Lick returned. I had to rotate between that and the cottage fries (which were sad flaccid chips) and multiple cups of water to get half of it down.
Besides the mediocre ambiance, service was unexceptional. Not only was it slow, I had to run down service to get beverage refills. This is unacceptable for a restaurant that prides itself on being a quality dining establishment.
Even more troubling is their overbearing hand on salt. I am a salt lover and I could not take their heavy-​fisted salt crusts. If it is under-​seasoned with salt, I have no problem adding it. Considering their patrons are older and many likely are medicated for issues related to high blood pressure, their salt abuse is a bit abhorrent.
At $ 150.00 with tip for four people (with no alcohol), I expected a relatively similar experience to what others referenced here. I will not return. I can get past mediocre areas, lackluster décor, slow service, but cannot overlook tough steaks and stroke-​inducing salt intake.

Skip it!
In town on business went on the recommendation of my hotel and Unilocal cause I do love a good prime rib but… if this is the best Racine has to offer… it’s probably best to stick with a well known chain. Chipotle would have been a much better bet. (I hear «Oh Dennis» is great but it was closed tonight).
The prime rib helping was huge — service was most accommodating even though I turned up 30 minutes before closing — but the venue is a DUMP! Dated and filthy I found it hard to swallow the food while looking around the room. I’m really sorry to have to leave this review because the waitress was so nice… but it can’t make up for the musty dated décor and filth. Some of the walls appear to have evidence of old water damage — Ewwwe! I was most grateful that the lights were low.
I know it’s tough to make ends meet in this economy — let alone redecorate — but I suggest that a fresh coat of paint on the interior could do the place a world of good. I suspect not a thing has changed since the late 80s on the interior.
french onion soup — bland
iceberg lettuce salad with one slice of cucumber & tomato /​poppy-​seed dressing — blah
baked potato — had been sitting around all day — blah
warm bread was yummy!
turtle pie was dry and bland — 2 bites and tossed it.

On the recommendation of my friend who has been coming here for almost 30 years I ventured 20 miles south to endulge my prime rib fix. The atmosphere and décor could be defined as ‘classic’ although it is a bit dated in many regards. Everything about the food screams nostalgia, from the cheese/​meat spread plate with butter crackers to the general menu items as a whole and I am perfectly fine with an establishment that doesn’t try to change a working formula.
The «Trio» appetizer comprised of 2 shrimp de jonghe, 2 stuffed mushrooms and 2 escargot was buttery delight and the leftovers provided a nice sauce to sop up with the complementary bread. The small loaves appeared to be baked in house and were quite fantastic.
The prime rib, presumably the highlight of the meal, is where the Cornerhouse dropped to 3 stars. As someone who cooks a pretty mean prime rib I feel as though ample seasoning and a good crust are essential to build flavor. The prime rib at the Cornerhouse on first try was a bit under seasoned and although the temperature was spot on I would have liked a bit more crust/​char on the outside.
As a whole the Cornerhouse delivers a great experience combining excellent service, nostalgia and classic american entrees into one package.