Gem Steakhouse Saloon - Deadwood

We had a late lunch at this restaurant today. My husband ordered the Outlaw Beef sandwich; he thought it was okay but wouldn’t choose it again. I tried the Claim Jumper Salad with ribeye steak, and it was honestly the worst salad I've ever had. Almost half of the lettuce consisted of inedible inner core pieces. The steak was overcooked on one end and nearly rare on the other, despite my request for medium. Additionally, half of the steak strips were just fatty gristle. If my husband hadn’t enjoyed his meal, I would have given this place zero stars.

We ordered the prime rib with fries, the grilled chicken breast with garlic mashed potatoes, and we each got the tomato basil soup. The soup was actually a bisque, which would have been nice to know before ordering since it was made with dairy instead of vegetable or chicken stock like a normal soup. It was also unexpected that there were bacon bits in it, causing it to have a weird texture. The prime rib seasoning was sweet, which did not compliment the beef well. The grilled chicken was heavily seasoned with herbs and had a crust on it, which was not apart of the description on the menu. The mashed potatoes had an odd brown tinge to them and were slimy to the touch. The pictures posted by the restaurant do not show this tinge or wet, slimy look to the mashed potatoes. The vegetable was corn, which was very chewy. The chicken breast meal with inedible, and what should be the best part of the prime rib, the crust, had to be cut off. All that was said to us by an employee was, I 'm sorry the food was not up to your standards.

Very good food. We ate here for supper after getting into town, and later this week we had breakfast here. As good as the haddock and chicken were for dinner, they played in comparison to breakfast. The buttermilk pancakes were a foot in diameter, and incredibly fluffy and flavorful. The biscuits and gravy were good too.

Fantastic food and service! The pancakes were amazing!!

Very disappointed. Walleye was full of bones. Received a new one with the same result. They did not offer any type of discount. The discount isn't a big deal but I hope you talk to your supplier about the fish.