Also earning covetous glances was a crusty, marinated shell steak topped with crispy onions.

Both are properly cooked and come with a handful of crispy onions on top.

It is not the often-encountered thin little steak but a hefty, juicy sirloin covered with crispy onions.

The crispy onions were so burned that even the onion-ring fiends at our table turned up their noses.

From the menu, a grilled rib-eye steak topped with crispy red onions and roasted garlic butter led the pack.

The mountain of crispy onions atop is an added bonus.

The best meat pick was the grilled sirloin burger, a juicy giant, served rare, with lettuce, tomato, crispy onions and shoestring fries.

The crispy onions, creamed spinach and chunky, onion-flecked home fries also got thumbs up.

It is served fresh and hot, sprinkled with crispy fried onion and lemon juice.

The best sides sampled were the crispy onions, the creamed spinach and the crunchy string beans tossed in garlic and olive oil.