Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Stix-N-Stones can't spell, but they sure can cook.

Stix-N-Stones recently opened in the former Fin N Bone at 317 Main Avenue S. in beautiful downtown Renton.
Fin N Bone had good food but didn't offer a lot of options for folks unwilling to spend the big bucks. Stix-N-Stones is different that way. They do have the upscale options such as Steak Oscar, Halibut, Wild King salmon, prawns scampi, etc.
But they also have lower priced items: Entree salads like Dungeness Crab Louie, Cobb, and Maytag Blue Cheese, and burgers, wraps, and sandwiches. The "Pittsburger" is an especially awesome burger with grilled onions, mushrooms, bacon, and provolone.
Monday nights they feature an all you can eat non menu item specials for 10.95.
I took advantage of this last night and had the chicken parmesan, which was great. It had a parmesan crust, pan fried, and topped with mozzarella, and served with an absolutely yummy pasta side with a home made marinara with olives, onions, and peppers.
I exercised great restraint and only had two servings.
They serve breakfast on weekends and in the lounge on Friday and Saturday nights. Haven't tried breakfast there, but prices are low and the menu looks good.
So far, I'm impressed. I'll be back.

1 comment:

Andy Peck said...

We had dinner at Stix-N-Stones with some friends, and were disappointed. The menu had good variety and a good range of prices. However, several items are no longer offered, but the menu has not been updated. They were out of several other items (at 6:45 on a Saturday). The server was friendly, but forgetful, and the waitstaff was too few. Service was extremely slow. Our dessert was delivered at 8:30, and it was 9:00 before we were finally able to leave. The food was generally okay, but not memorable.