chop shop

great food! great service!. stopped in today for the first time. a very casual eatery. was greated by our server who was very helpful! we tried out the chili and was surprised and pleased with how good it was. ordered a hamburger and fries and a rueben sandwich. my husband hasn't tasted a rueben that good outside of a pittsburgh deli in many many years! the hamburger was also very good. one of the best i've ever had. looked over the menu and plan on coming again really soon to try out more items! highly recommend this restaurant if you are in the butler downtown area!!!!!!

the butler did it!. i've been to the chop shop twice, once for lunch and once for dinner. so i've had a pretty good representation of their food. it's sit right on main street in downtown butler pa.

everything i've had has been really good... for lunch i had the cheese burger soup - pretty good, midly cheesey, creamy with ground beef. the deep fried peiorgies with bacon and scallions in a smoked cheddar sauce. the peirogies were very good. the hot roast beef with smoked gouda and grilled onions with au jus. the meat was excellent, the cheese gooey and very smokey. large sandwich .it was a winner.

for dinner i had a the hare tacos; the shells with crispy, filled with home made salsa, cilantro and coffee rubbed grilled rabbit meat. they were excellent. i ordered the thai grilled shrimp wrap - stuffed full of shrimp, cilantro, thai coleslaw and peanuts. it was crunchy and delicious.

the only thing i am not happy with is the coated fried - they are the ordinary coated fries everyone seems to be serving. order another side. i think the chop shop should go the extra step w/ fresh fries or anything but the coated fries. fruit cup even. they must be inexpensive because it seems everyone is serving them now. the rest of the meals were awesome.

this place has an eclectic atmosphere and friendly servers. the food came out quick, hot and as described.

the last time i was at the chop shop, i was disappointed. but this past saturday may 12th is a completely different experience. we had great service in the food was very good. i especially like the fact that it is a byob establishment. that is a huge plus! the reason being is you can actually indulge in some of the finer fair at the restaurant without breaking the bank when you bring your own bottle of wine or your favorite cocktail. so cheers. i will be visiting again soon.

yum. the chop shop is pretty cool. the food is excellent and the service is good. the menu has some unusual items (funnel cakes, a bacon sandwich fried in lard, asian-inspired salads) but the old standards are there also. i heard someone ask for something not on the menu for breakfast and the kitchen made it for them. i heard it's family-run, too.

awesome food. burger was outstanding and the sweet potato fries excellent. side salad very good and large. byo and they will bring you a mug. relaxed atmosphere.

outstanding! needed last minute food to take to a family gathering. although there was tons of other food where i went, chop shop food was gobbled up first. everyone loved it. another job well done!

love the chop shop! the waitresses are always very friendly and the food is unique and very delicious! nothing bad to say about it. try the hare tacos! they're a party for your taste buds.

well, sure would love to try this place but i've never heard of a restaurant that is closed on saturdays and sundays!!! who does that!?!?

very very good. great staff

dark & cramped & don't get what the fuss is about.... first off, the place is dark..not ambient dark, just dark as in my eyes hurt when i stepped back outside..

as another poster mentioned, it is also cramped. if you are not a person who feels like you are dining with the entire restaurant and prefer your own 'space', then you may feel cramped and a little uncomfortable.

the food is...different..and to me not in a good way, but a weird wonky way, and i am pretty open to trying almost anything.

the staff seems nice enough, however we have been there twice and neither time we were not checked in on how things were or if we needed anything.

seems it has a cult following and it is one of those places that either you will 'get it'and really like it............or not. just seems there is no middle ground..

bottom line, we do not hate it, but it is not something we would seek out again (both times we went were because a friend likes the place so well).

usually disappointing. the food is ok, but definitely not the hype it receives. to make it worse, they changed the menu and took off things that i used to enjoy. table placement is definitely cramped and the experience will go straight downhill if you get seated at the first booth to the left as soon as you walk in.

very good food, difficult to stay on my diet. cheeseburger soup was awesome!

a+++. best food in butler bar none.

no chance to even try. never had a bad meal here before, but this time didn't even get to try anything. it was a friday night so we waited for like 10 minutes for a table, no problem. then we sat and looked at the menu for another 10 minutes and our server never came by. the hostess came by and said she would take our drink orders and we asked her a few questions about the soup of the day, her response was "i don't know what the soup is", and on some of the specials, which she then told us that they were out of a few dishes listed.

i don't know about you but my pet peeve is items being listed that the restaurant doesn't have.. either mention it as soon as i sit or put a piece of tape over it so i don't get interested in something you don't have.

she brought our drinks back and said our server would be with us in a moment, we had yet to see our server. we waited another 15 minutes and no one ever came by to take our order so we left.

i'm hoping this is just a one time occurance because their food is so good and i was hoping my out of town guests would get to try.


-----19 sep, 2011-----

best place in butler!. if only they did dinner too!

this place is great! their bunch is one of the best in the area with roast beef, yummy pancakes, potatoes, and fresh fruit.

their lunch is yummy! sandwiches are always overstuffed and you always leave full for such reasonable prices. the staff and owner are so friendly.

they offer catering too. can't wait to have an event and hire them!

best lunch in butler. chef bill is a culinary genius. i have been going here weekly for almost a year and i never get tired of the food. the atmosphere is fun and the menu will make you laugh. i recommend the sausage wallet and get around sandwiches.