The Feed Store

Wow what a great place! We went there today for lunch. Their ranch dressing is amazing and salad was SO good. Their sandwiches and soups are also! All the staff was very kind. We went as a large group and I felt they enjoyed having us there and were so welcoming. I can’t say enough good things about this place. Looking forward to the next time we get to visit!!!

Been there 5 times and still no improvement. Why purchase recipes from previous owners and not use them exactly how written. I'm all for change and adding flavor to an existing recipes, but if it makes the food/soup taste bad...just sayin'... I can't wrap my head around that. Pricey for bland soup and bland sandwiches that you have to pay extra for the Ltop, and can't get a pickle spear and orange slice. Once I found out who bought it, I knew that was the end of the Feed Store legacy.

Who knew that a twenty foot wide store front across from the Old State Capital and within walking distance from all important state offices, would have the depth to support a lunch time menu. But the line along the west wall and few, few empty wooden chairs tell the story. There still is a wait for so plan accordingly and when delivered to the table, you know why this is the cross road of tourist, visitor and government staff.

Since these owners about the restaurant recipes from the previous owners I unfortunately assumed that it would be pretty much the same. It still looks the same and the workers were all very friendly and helpful. Unfortunately the menu has changed and most of my favorites had dropped off. I can't imagine not having the veggie cream cheese again! I hope that some day they bring it back. As a vegetarian there were only two offerings of sandwiches. One of them was filled with red peppers and other things that I don't like so I ordered the three cheese sandwich. I unfortunately assumed that it would be like other restaurant cheese sandwiches I had. I was asked if I wanted it hot or cold, I said cold. The cheese sandwich was $7.50 and when it arrived it was a regular grilled cheese sandwich. Yes it was also grilled and not cold. There was nothing extra as far as size, specialty bread, cheese, nothing added to it at all. I have to say even though I love Feed Store that's $7.50 for regular grilled cheese sandwich is ridiculous. My guest and I both ordered soup. I'm just disappointed that you can no longer get a half and half bowl. Since it doesn't take other ingredients or anything to make it I'm not sure why that would be. I decided to order the Wisconsin cheese. The recipe was the same as before but it was just slightly warm. Very disappointed as this restaurant has always been a favor to mine for years. I was so happy to get a chance to visit there. Won't make a huge effort to go again but would try it again if I had nothing better planned.

Food was decent but not for the price. They may use the same concept from the recipes but they are in no way the same recipes. My once favorite sandwich, The Unholy Cow, tasted like a cheap Walmart deli sandwich with processed cheese instead of the 2 different kind of real cheese. The red onions that used to be sliced thinly to get a nice flavor but not over power your taste buds all day had me eating mints the rest of the work day. They cheese soup had good flavor but was a bit chunky. Not only had to food changed the atmosphere had changed as well. It just seemed like another a mediocre downtown restaurant on the bring of closing.