

“We’re no nonsense, but we know how to kick back and have fun. /rebates/&.com252fHotelReview-g43452-d123468-Reviews-CandlelightInn-RedWingMinnesota. “My dad and I are both former Marines,” John Tracy, Jr. While the vibe at the Candlelight Inn is casual, behind the scenes the restaurant is run with military precision.

operates the kitchen and handles some administrative duties and their father, John Sr., still manages whatever paperwork John Jr. View the online menu of Candlelight Inn and other restaurants in Scarsdale, New York. (in our head) and The Candlelight Inn is our favorite wing spot on earth. Another Tracy brother, Mike, runs the bar and front house John Jr. However, we still need better options for wings in the city, and Bonnies. Very little on the menu is more than $12.00 and much of it hovers around $8.00.Īnd while food is the star, the Candlelight Inn is still a drinks destination. All of the fare comes in hearty, and shockingly reasonably priced portions. They come in mild, medium, hot, Chernobyl, teriyaki, BBQ and now, scampi-a recipe that came about after Tracy accidentally dropped some wings in the sauce.īut there are also excellent nachos, poppers, sandwiches (yes, the roast beef is still available, but mom doesn’t make it anymore), salads, grilled items and seasonal specials. Though he has always had his hands in stockpots, he refuses to call himself a chef.Ĭlearly, Scarsdale has a voracious appetite for them. We provide a high quality food made to perfection, try our pasta for. His father would bring him to work frequently, and he spent many happy days tinkering around in the crawl space, washing glasses, sweeping, fielding ridiculous questions from regulars and thriving on the roller coaster of controlled chaos that fuels every family-run small business.Ĭandlelight offers soulful All-American food, a departure from the simple sandwiches, hot dogs and burgers fried in a pan it offered in its initial days. Candlelight Inn Restaurant - Clinton Iowa is the perfect place for savory american. Tracy was the second eldest boy, and despite his reluctance to haul joints of beef through the rowdy crew clamoring at the front of the Candlelight Inn, the place became an extension of his home. Whoever drew the short straw would get stuck with it.” At 6, 7 years old it was no picnic walking through the smoky bar area-some of our patrons were real characters back then, so you can imagine the comments little kids got walking back to the kitchen with big hunks of roast meats. Because this crimson-hued house, a cheap sports bar dive on a busy stretch of Central Park Avenue in tawny Scarsdale. “We’d always fight over who was going to drop it off. or so, she’d load us into the car with roast beef and whatever else she'd made and we’d shuttle over to the bar.” View the online menu of Candlelight Inn and other restaurants in Scarsdale, New York. “Mom would watch me and my three brothers and cook at the same time,” he explained.
