Well I got so hungry for chicken fried steak, that I took my wife to the place I spoke of earlier. I ordered the CFS and she ordered the Reuben.
Disaster! They usually hand cut, and pounded steak must have been changed to pre processed frozen patty. Dense, not tender, and over fried to a brown crisp. Firm to cut and tasteless. The gravy was commercial grade also. My wife's Reuben was not edible. Just a hint of sourkraut, some kind of diced processed beef in pieces, and no thousand Island. The bread was swirled rye but was not pan butter toasted.
No doubt the place has suffered from lack of business due to pandemic but there is no excuse for the xxxx they substituted for their original fare. They compt us for the Reuben. I left 2/3 of the steak on the plate, but did not want a credit for it. Hard times are upon us.