Prairie Inn - Carrington

I have been stopping at this restaurant since I started trucking longhaul about a year ago...they have good food and had good people...since Christmas I have been there 3and times...the first, I got ignored for an hour and left without food or time to stop again...the second I got fed...today March 9, 2012, I stopped, when I arrived it was virtually empty, had three clean tables in the whole place , the two young waitresses where sitting at the counter playing with their phones, one of which was dropping the f-word like a longshoreman. When a customer sat at a dirty table in her section she was.told by the other waitress. After rolling her eyes she got up, walked a and few paces, went Bach to show her friend something on her phone, then went to take the order...When she entered her order she informed our waitress that she had neglected to put in our order...OMG...there are now three tables of diners...I watched her give the diner next to us her bill...did not take her empty plates, even though she was trying to read her paper a t a two seater...when I got to the cash...the other lady had left her payment since she got no attention...the waitress thought it was my payment and asked if I wanted a receipt...when I informed her that it was not my bill or money she asked me what I had to eat...I paid and left...no tip, zero, nada...I never do this but.I will never stop there again and will advise all truckers to schedule their stops in Jamestown or Minot, or Harvey...

I have been stopping at this restaurant since I started trucking longhaul about a year ago...they have good food and had good people...since Christmas I have been there 3and times...the first, I got ignored for an hour and left without food or time to stop again...the second I got fed...today March 9, 2012, I stopped, when I arrived it was virtually empty, had three clean tables in the whole place , the two young waitresses where sitting at the counter playing with their phones, one of which was dropping the f-word like a longshoreman. When a customer sat at a dirty table in her section she was.told by the other waitress. After rolling her eyes she got up, walked a and few paces, went Bach to show her friend something on her phone, then went to take the order...When she entered her order she informed our waitress that she had neglected to put in our order...OMG...there are now three tables of diners...I watched her give the diner next to us her bill...did not take her empty plates, even though she was trying to read her paper a t a two seater...when I got to the cash...the other lady had left her payment since she got no attention...the waitress thought it was my payment and asked if I wanted a receipt...when I informed her that it was not my bill or money she asked me what I had to eat...I paid and left...no tip, zero, nada...I never do this but.I will never stop there again and will advise all truckers to schedule their stops in Jamestown or Minot, or Harvey...

During my recent visit, we walked over to the restaurant from our hotel. The restaurant was clean, and the staff greeted us promptly. We found a comfortable booth for our group of six, and the waitress provided helpful and prompt service. The food was delicious, with my favorite being the pancakes, and the prices were reasonable, usually costing around $25 for two meals, two drinks, an appetizer, and a kid's meal. The service was decent, but depending on the waitress, you may need to ask for refills.

I went and had lunch at Prairie Inn the other day with my mom and daughter and I have never experienced such terrible service all around. At first everything seemed OK, until we waited an hour for our food. Being that we were like the only people there we thought it would be a quick stop, not the case. I ordered a Philly steak sandwich and the salad bar, my mom ordered the hamburger steak breakfast and I ordered fries and 1 chicken strip for my daughter. The salad bar was mediocre to say the least. The lettuce was old and browning and hot item was at least 2 hours old. Finally when our food arrived the only decent thing was my daughters food, which was pre-cooked deep fried french fries and 1 chicken strip. My sandwich had vegetables only on one side of it and the meat tasted a bit funny so I didn't even eat the other half. My mom took two bites of her hamburger steak and couldn't eat anymore of it because it was so sour tasting. Besides being burnt the eggs and hash browns were edible so she ate them. After we were finished she told the waitress that the burger tasted spoiled and asked if she could get the burger taken off our check and we were flat out told no you ate it. Now how in the world was she supposed to know it tasted terrible unless she had a bite? From then on the cook actually stood on the kitchen and glared at us until we left. The girl who rang us up didn't even acknowledge us and literally threw my mom's change on the counter. Oh, and I forgot, obviously it was a very unprofessional environment with the waitress's loudly talking about family members being in prison and having restraining orders. Once again the absolute worst dining experience I have ever had!!!! Terrible food and service!!

I have eaten with my mother and daughter at the Prairie Inn the other day and have never experienced such a terrible service. At first everything seemed fine until we waited an hour for our food. When we were like the only people there, we thought it was a short stop, not the case. I ordered a Philly Steak sandwich and the salad bar, my mother ordered the Hamburger Steak breakfast and I ordered frits and 1 chicken strips for my daughter. The salad bar was medium to say the least. The salad was old and brown and hot item was at least 2 hours old. Finally, when our food arrived, the only decent thing was my daughters food, the precooked deep roasted frits and 1 chicken strip. My sandwich had vegetables only on one side, and the meat tasted a little funny, so I didn't even eat the other half. My mother took two bites from her hamburger steak and couldn't eat anymore because it was so acidic tasting. In addition to the burning of eggs and ash-browns were edible to eat them. After we were finished, she told the waitress that the burger pampered and asked if she could pick up the burger from our check, and we were flat to ate it. How in the world should she know it tastes terrible unless she had a bite? From then on, the cook actually stood on the kitchen and shined at us until we were gone. The girl who hired us didn't even recognize us and literally threw my mother's change on the counter. Oh, and I forgot it was obviously a very unprofessional environment with which the waitress spoke loudly about the fact that family members are in jail and have retention orders. Once again the absolute worst culinary experience I ever had!!!! Terrible food and service!!