Outta The Way Cafe

Amazing! Do you know how many times and how many years I've driven past this restaurant thinking it was a hole in the wall and wasn't worth trying? Well let me tell you how wrong I was! The food is fabulous, fresh, as good as can be and I don't say that lightly. I thought that the salmon was out of this world. I'll be coming back again and again for sure. You got to try this place. Doesn't look like much from the outside and not very fancy, but the food is outstanding.

Absolutely my favorite place ever. Feels like being home when you get there. The bartenders are fantastic. Best club sandwich I've ever had.

Cheesesteak wrap was excellent very well Seasoned! Server was very Pleasant! I suggest getting here early, place was packed!

I love this place surrounded in stained glass, I love the people that work there and love going there on a live music night. And Yes, I love the Prime Rib, but whatever is fine the atmosphere is my kind of jazzy. I always find the service great, no matter how busy they are. Live Music on Friday and Saturdays- Dancing is fun there!

Food is solid. Service is a more good than bad. This place is a rustic with a restaurant & bar area that opened in 1989 when it was pretty out of the way. Now, it's still kinda outta the way, but the area is more developed now. They have live music here with a small stage area. I've been here 3 times. March 2019: They had 1989 pricing for their 30th anniversary pricing on that Thursday in March 2019. I knew I wanted to take advantage of like $5 burgers. The burger was delicious. I was at dinner with a woman, but I wasn't counting it as a date more of a friend. We had gone on one date the month before and even kissed, but she had mentioned her boyfriend who was in prison down in Petersburg, VA. And that he wasn't getting out until like 2028, but she loved him. Apparently, he got arrested in Texas in 2016, for some misunderstanding about some embezzlement-related crime and Texas was way too strict, and that she loved him and was dedicated to him and would marry after he got out. Later in 2019, she ended up moving to New Hampshire for a job and is still there. Perhaps, this was a tall tale, who knows? August 2023: I needed to have surgery. Two nights before, two friends & I went here to wish me well beforehand. I got the wings, which were delicious. Server was very nice too. September 2024: That same friend from 2023 mom & stepdad were in town. I wanted to see them, and we were going to meet at his home in Montgomery Village and go to Outback in Germantown for dinner. They came over, and my friend's mom said Outback in Germantown wasn't showing up. Turned out it was out of business! Luckily we checked the website. The next nearest one was more the double/time & distance away in Aspen Hill. We weighed various options, and his mom really wanted Bloomin' Onions. But we looked up various options. Outta the Way Cafe came up in discussion, and I said I'd be fine with that. She looked up menu and said they do have onion rings, so she was cool with that. We got there. I ended up with the Prime Rib sandwich (since I had my heart set on prime rib at Outback). It was very good, tinder meat, and good toast. The server never smiled and seemed to be annoyed. I asked a couple of questions. I asked how much meat was on it, and she gave a generic answer. I said how many ounces, and she said I'm not sure, I can find out if you want me to. She visually looked annoyed as she stormed off. She came back saying 5 oz. I said how many is the burger, she knew that off the top of her head 6 oz. Although I was quite hungry, there were also a couple of appetizers, and reviews were very good on prime rib sandwich, so I got that with the $2 more price. I ate a few of my friend's nachos, and the mom shared a few onion rings with me too and one of her shrimp tempura. All the food was good, but not as delicious as the prime rib sandwich. The stepdad got prime rib sliders, which I thought wouldn't be enough food. He wasn't a fan of his, and he commented how the menu didn't say onions on them as he picked off the onions. I said I don't like onions either unless they are fried like onion rings, Bloomin' Onion, etc., and agreed that was bad the menu didn't state that and that I would've been disappointed with that. Server was relatively prompt and came back with refills on water, which was good. But she failed to smile and had a nasty frown on her. She never asked how we enjoyed our food, which I thought was weak too. I would've been honest saying my sandwich was delicious. I mentioned that to the group that I think it's bad when the server doesn't ask how our food is. They half-heartedly agreed with me. After the meal, I stepped out to use restroom, which was in good shape, clean, working order, etc. I came back, and thanks again to the Stepdad for paying for my meal too! I was thinking it would be a separate check for me. Conclusion: Food is great, and in spite of a few negatives like the server's unfriendliness, etc., this is a solid place, I'd definitely return.