Crossroads Bar & Grill

Located inside the Embassy Suites hotel, this restaurant is a convenience to the guests at the hotel. We came in on a Tuesday around 3ish and the place was completely dead. I did noticed that on the weekends and Fridays it gets very packed.
Anyway we came down and ordered the grilled salmon with mashed potatoes and sweet potato fries. We also ordered the chipotle ranch wings and the crab cake sandwich with fries to go.
Salmon — interestingly this was grilled and placed on a piece of log. The hubby said the fish was just OK, he didn’t like the glaze that they had on it. The mango salad that came with it was pretty tasty but not as good as the one at bonefish grill.
Mashed potatoes — it looked like it was the instant kind that you make out of the box.
Wings — I asked them to make it crispy and they sure did, but the wings was so flavorless. I love my wings crispy and not wet and that’s what I got, crunchy. The carrots and celery that came with it was also crunchy, which means it was fresh.
Sweet potato fries and seasoned fries — you really can’t mess these up. The sweet potato tasted exactly like what it is, no special seasoning. The seasoned fries however were seasoned with old bay seasoning.
Crab cake sandwich — ehhh I thought it was going to be great but it was just OK. Salty and breakable, it was not seared so that the outer shape and crust have that nice crispy taste, this was like tuna texture. Buns were oily, lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles were OK.
Overall I would eat here again if I was lazy to leave the hotel. I would not go out of my way for it, convenience at its best. Tip is to order to go to avoid the 20% service charge and a 2.5 delivery charge.

My wife and I were impressed the first time visiting the Bar, albeit comparably expensive drinks. Not so impressed when visiting a second time, and having dinner at the restaurant — which actually is the bar… and the restaurant… and the ! Although the furnishings and ambience set-​up is refreshing and open, it is not conducive to dining, unless you’re just having appetizers or bites with your drink. My wife and some friends came over recently on a Saturday night to see what was new to the dining experience in Springfield, and the ‘award’ winning chef’s offerings for both local residents and visiting travelers. My hope for a nice place to be added to Springfield’s dining scene were washed away by the poor service, inconvenience and overall lacking atmosphere! Having done some research prior to visiting, we learned the kitchen and chef were «reknown»… uh huh! Despite the low-​key appearance and atmosphere and menu, the place does invoke a worthwhile culinary experience, but the actual event left a lot to be desired, including but not limited attention, service, knowledge and atmosphere. We had their Grilled Skirt Steak Chimichurri: some not-​so-​tender seared skirt steak topped with a Brazilian-​style pesto sauce (which was nothing close to real or traditional chimichurri; Crab-​Stuffed Shrimp: 4 (not-​so) Jumbo Shrimp with Chesapeake Crab and lemon dill aioli pasta a little on the bland side; Jambalaya Pasta: Blackened Chicken and Andouille Sausage, sautéed in Creole Sauce, tossed in Angel Hair Pasta which tasted like straight out of a can. Let me say — the product is not worth the price.

Had a particular craving for mac n cheese one night and found myself here. Every bit as velvety as classic mac and cheese ought to be, this place hit the spot and I was happy as a clam casino. Happy hour wings were also pretty good! I’ll be back.

My cocktail was unbalanced although I had ordered it from their list, not a random request. Minus one star. They have a selection of small plates for happy hour if you want to chew on something while watching the tv’s overhead, and my order of ribs were good. It would have been 3.5 overall but getting my change back took forever. The bar can’t do cash change on its own? Boo.