Garfield's Pub, a national chain of casual dining restaurants. Kitsch on the walls, uninspired food, and frou-frou drinks. One of a dozen chains that are almost indistinguishable. This one is in the Nittany Mall in State College, Pennsylvania. I ordered the reuben with a side of beer battered onion rings and the featured beer, a vanilla porter (as opposed to a chocolate one?).
The bread was dry. Not just not soggy, but actively dry. It was like it was thrown on the grill without oil or butter. Once again it was a rye pumpernickel swirl, a fine bread on its own but not aggressive enough. The corned beef was thinly sliced and well stacked. The sauerkraut was okay. The Swiss cheese was excellent. It was melted and tangy and was probably the best part of sandwich. On the whole it wasn't bad. 3.5 of 5.
As for the beer, it was okay, a bit hoppier than I like with a hint of vanilla. The beer battered onion rings were mediocre. They were battered in what is essentially catfish batter; a lot of corn meal, not much beer flavor and far more batter than onion, and only 3 rings for an upcharged side.
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