Petey’s II Restaurant

Went here for the first time tonight and was very pleasantly surprised! The service was excellent and the food was delicious! Our server, Becky was friendly and her recommendations were spot on! We will definitely go back again soon!

We have been going to Petey’s for years and we make it our go to place for the New Year. Yes, we had our meal for the end of 2015 and to welcome 2016. We made reservations and were seated right away. Our server had a smile on her face and was wearing her New Year’s hat. She was very attentive and apologized if she took too long at getting other diners their drinks from the bar. Our dinner consisted of Dover Sole for my husband and prime rib for me, it was very good and our meal was served with the usual sides, all very good and yes, we had the relish dish, commonly served at steak houses every where. So, to the critics that do not know how to spell PICCATA (read review below) and to those that don’t like to eat their veggies, don’t go back, more room for us old timers that still like to be treated to a good meal served by nice waiters and waitresses. All you ladies and gents can go to the nearest Mickey D’s and enjoy the processed food that you find so delicious.

I’ve been driving by this place for years decided to stop by and give them a try, it was the blandest hospital food I’ve ever had. They start you off with complimentary appetizers which are very kind of odd. A cold raw vegetable/​olive tray, real weird to eat, it was like all the veggie fixings for a bloody mary but on a tray. A cold pasta tray & soup was brought out it was bland and the soup was watered down. My entrée, a filet was not what i ordered but no big deal the waiter brought out the grecian sauce for my steak which didn’t help mask the bland flavor. Mashed potatoes were box or frozen but definitely not real mashed and the gravy didn’t help with flavor. Overall it was the one of the worst places I’ve eaten. This place is a hit with seniors but I can see why. The food taste like hospital cafeteria specials.

WOw!!! No accounting for the racial comments from drunken patrons but when the help chimes in I’m one and out. Whatever happened to standing up for what’s right? When did it become okay to use brutal force on a student or make racial comment regarding our current president? The patrons obviously are clueless and classless. I expect more from the staff. Will never return. Don’t take it out on our wonderful waiter Victor. This owner should stand up!!! Our bill was over $ 100. And we refused to drink to pad the bill. Stay away if you have a soul F+ for attitude. What decade is this? The fifties? God forbid

I grew up in Orland Park and we ate at Petey’s at least once a week! Of course this restaurant was one of Dad’s FAVORITE’S! My favorite too and still is until this day. When I go home to visit, Petey’s is a must! Old School décor for sure, which I LOVE!!! However, while the décor is old school, it is VERY clean. The food is EXCELLENT! I have been eating here since the early 1970’s and never once had a bad dish, or experience. Some of my favorite dishes:
* The PETEY BURGER is the BEST burger ever!!! The bun is garlic bread… YUMMY!!!
* The steak fries are amazing!!!
* Flaming Saganaki (appetizer) is a must!
* The steaks are out of this world!
* One of my all time FAVORITES is the Dover Sole Fish Dish, served with lemon butter almandine sauce! Not sure if this is still on the menu, however it is the only restaurant that knew how to make the Best Dover Sole EVER!
Thank you Petey and Sam, for many, many years of wonderful food and service!

So we thought we would go and try it thinking it can’t be as bad as the reviews… and it was worse. We got two chicken dishes the marsala and picada… it was so bad I can’t even tell you. Picada had creamy lemon sauce that looked like cold potato gravy and was not good. Marsala looked great, but chicken was under cooked in the thick part, and literally had no flavor I’ve never had anything so unappetizing… even the noodles (with added salt) tasted watery and plain. Kids chicken tenders were like chicken parts all squished together, weird shape and gooey (fried shrimp the exact same and fishy). Only good thing was Pete’s burger. My appetizer plate when I arrived was not washed properly and covered in slime. Place was stuffy/​warm and a little stinky. Crowd – older (70+). Service and host were suprisingly decent (until they asked how everything was and I told them — then attitudes changed). They did take marsala off bill, and offered to let me get something else, but there was no way I wanted to try anything else. Nobody took leftovers home… a first. Chicken noodle soup flavorless. Navy bean was pretty good. No gyros at this Greek restaurant either. Let me also tell you our bill was over $ 100…with my meal off, a kids meal & 3 other entrees. They need a new chef like no place I’ve been!!! It has potential to be so much more… great location, big space, traditional feel, but just horrendous food!

We go once a week for dinner! Petite filet, grecian pork chops, 5 glasses of wine, soup or salad included. dessert and coffee relish tray and starter salads included as well. Check around 65.00 before tip. Seriously? What’s not to love?

The menu is old school but the new chef is adding some modern life and flare to it. Service was outstanding and the price was good. The only thing I can complain about is the noisy toddlers. Don’t bring your little ones. This is a big person restaurant

The menu seems to have been created in the 60’s or 70’s, otherwise known as «The Era in Which America Did Not Have Taste Buds.» If you want to load up on side dishes with copious amounts of greasy substances, this is the place for you. If you want to step back in time to a time when the preferred diet was «load up on as much cheap fat as possible» and customer service took a back seat to quantity of food, then look no further.
There is a reason that this type food is not remotely popular anymore. It does not taste good. As far as I can tell, most of the side dishes are vehicles for adding as much mayonnaise, oil and butter as humanly possible in the space of one meal. Being 30, I’ve never been to a place remotely like this, and I hope I never make the mistake of going to one again.

It started when all other restaurants had an hour wait. We should have known better when we were seated in 10 minutes. The restaurant was entirely filled with 60 something’s that couldn’t stop staring at a young couple who entered their weird «cocoon» dining hall. Waiter Ken couldn’t have been more rude and inattentive to us. At some point stating as he picked up my empty plate, «Whoa, that was fast. You really woofed that down!» I couldn’t believe it. We left and my wife asked that I never take her back there again. Rude staff, rude guests, very basic food with no other words to explain our disappointment.

A must place to go. Great food, excellent service, prices are reasonable. Had duck for $ 14.95. A little retro but in a good way. A fun place to take a date, go with friends or family.

This place is really pretty good. The service is good. You get good quality food and plenty of it for a decent price. As such this place is popular with the seniors. To me this is a good sign as gramps and grams know where to eat in my book. The lunches are decent and fairly low priced. The dinners come with a large relish tray selection. I have tried the Dover Sole which was very good. Also have tried the steaks, salmon, and burger here all which were better than average. This place is good for groups, a nice family meal or anytime without breaking the bank. We were here with a group of six once and several of my friends come here regularly. No complaints!

If Petey’s II was a girl and not a restaurant it would drink pumpkin spice lattes, go to yoga (or at least wear yoga pants) and love Sex and the City. Yeah, Petey’s is a Basic B. It’s not that it was bad or anything, but it was the most average meal I have had in a while. My favorite part of the meal was the noodle salad and cucumber salad. My steak came out looking alright, presentation was a bit lacking but I figured it was one of the those «our steaks speak for themselves» kind of things. In the end they should have told the steak to be quiet and let someone else talk. It wasn’t seasoned, which for a good steak is not a problem, but it wasn’t a good steak. it wasn’t even mediocre. It was cooked perfectly, but the meat wasn’t of high enough caliber to stand alone like that. I have gotten better pieces of meat form the grocery store. My wife had a similar experience but the in law’s loved their steak. Maybe it’s a generational thing and the old guard just likes boring boring meals. The average age in the restaurant was about 70. And mind you my wife, her brother and myself were there as outliers to bring the average down about 20 years. The service was very good and that was with a full restaurant. On the whole, I won’t be back unless I don’t have a say in where we are going. The meal was not what it needed to be for the price.
Though, they make a mean Manhattan.
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Didn’t ever really notice this place. Average steakhouse. Went there because in laws were raving about it. When I walked in I knew exactly why. Average age is about 70. I felt like I was at the nova vista.

Old school for sure. My in-​laws seem to love steakhouses so here we came for dinner.
The décor is classic but doesn’t look dated, and I liked it. Meals include relish tray (lots of ice on top of olives, green onions, carrots, celery and radishes), bread, mayo-​based salads, soup or salad, entrée and even a little dessert.
There are definitely a lot of older folks eating here, but then, we did have dinner around 5 pm. There were also a lot of families by the time we left.
So I got a green salad that was absolutely drowning in dressing. My greek vinaigrette separated and it was all vinegar on the bottom of the plate.
My shrimp scampi was swimming in butter and garlic. My baked potato came with a full cup of sour cream on the side. Oh, and the coleslaw and macaroni salad were swimming in mayo.
The food was tasty, and my husband’s Petey burger looked really yummy. But man, a little lighter hand with the dressing and the butter maybe? I guess if we come back I’ll ask for my dressing on the side.
Service was solid. It is a little weird that you only get one soda refill. I have no serious complaints, it’s not my first choice of style of restaurants but it’s good at what it is.

Nice job on remodeling the exterior, looks great. Unfortunately it goes down from there inside. The food is very under whelming for the price. Overall the place is just stale. This place and Hackneys have the best locations of any restaurants in the area. That along with some long time loyal patrons must be keeping them afloat.

The food was good but due to bad service and Restrauamt policy the meal was less than enjoyable.
While the menu says desert and coffee and tea are included we were not offered either. When we asked manager about desert we were offered it to go as we had left table. also one refill on soda when you are ordering a twenty dollar steak is kind of cheap on there part

What a bad experience.
Went there on Saturday evening with no reservations, so we had to wait about 15 – 20 mins, and went to the bar to have a drink. The 90+ year old male bartender Gus who must be an owner or something gave very poor service and watched every move of the other bartender like she was going to steal the cash register or something. God forbid she pour an extra quarter ounce of box wine and bankrupt the place.
Our table was ready, so we went into the dining room, which must resemble the waiting room before you get to talk to St. Peter, I’m in my 40s, and was by far the youngest diner in that room. The service was bad, and the waitress clearly paid more attention to the older guests (maybe because they are going to die soon) than she did to us. Our drink refills took forever and we had to wait for 10 – 15 mins to get the check while she told her life story to another table. Through this experience we remained kind and appreciative of her crap like service.
The host, went to every table around ours and asked them how their dining experience was, but not ours.
My wife didn’t care for her main course at all. Mine was ok, but overpriced.
We will not be going back ever again. There are plenty of nice places in the area besides this dinosaur graveyard.
The owners might want to get a clue and start catering to the 30 – 40 year old professional crowded or else they are not going to have any customers in 5 – 10 years.

OK. I have lived in Frankfort for over 30 years and I have driven by this place for many of those years. My wife and I FINALLY went in for dinner and I am now pretty upset that I haven’t done that before. The atmosphere is OK. Nothing spectacular but our server was extremely friendly and the sheer AMOUNT of food you get is pretty unbelievable.
Before ordering, we received a plate of rolls, and a veggie plate with just about everything you would find in a garden! (Olives too!).
We ordered the flaming cheese before our main courses and that was just phenomenal! The smell alone will make your mouth water.
My wife had the steak and I had the Bass special. Both cooked perfectly and the potato side was great.
We have already booked another ‘date night’ to Petey’s II and we are definitely looking forward to it!

Like this place and liked reading the reviews. People mentioned how this is a place for the older set … and that is probably true but not a pejorative. When we went to Petey’s II there were not a lot of younger people, and no little kids. There is really no food for the little ones and this place is just not set up for them. You also won’t find a bunch of people in college T-​shirts hanging around. The dress is a bit better, like golf shirt and slacks. That said, the food was good.
The food service harks back to another time. First a relish tray (sliced carrots, green onions, etc.), and then three salad dishes (cole slaw, macaroni salad, cucumber salad), then a salad or soup with your entrée, then your entrée, and finally coffee and a little dessert — all for one reasonable price. So what’s not to like? You get a complete meal in a setting that is not a fast-​food madhouse for a price that doesn’t require you to take out a second mortgage. Pretty nice.
The special that night was pot roast, and it was excellent. I suspect sticking with the steaks and the specials is the way to go. A restaurant can’t make everything perfect every night, but they can specialize in a few.
Drink service was also very nice and reasonably priced … $ 6.50 for a brand name cocktail and $ 5.50 for a Bloody Mary — both nice generous drinks. Our waitress was on her game too. Every time we drive by Petey’s II the parking lot is busy — now we know why.