The remodeling of the Park Hotel (formerly Inn on the Park) included revamping its restaurant called Jerome’s into The Post. Looks can be deceiving, though, as the appealing space doesn’t have the food to match.

My first visit was early in the year, when I was told by a server that the menu was going to be completely redone. On my subsequent visits, however, the menu looks almost the same as before.

Formerly known as the Park Hotel, the now generically named pub steak sandwich has increased from $9 to $12. That’s a little overpriced considering the sandwich was small and the steak was under-seasoned, but it was helped by the caramelized onions and the au jus.

There are only five other sandwiches, including the George Post Burger ($9) and grilled chicken caesar wrap ($9). All are standard options for a hotel restaurant.

The Post also has seven, seemingly random dinner-only entrees–the Guinness short ribs and the fettuccini del mar are examples–but I figured the likelihood of any non-hotel guest eating dinner here when some of the city’s best restaurants are within a block was slim at best.

I did try a bunch of the appetizers, in case you’re stopping by for drinks after work at the huge bar that takes up half the space.

What caught my eye while perusing this portion of the menu was the bacon jam on the pulled pork sliders (three for $9). The bacon jam turned out to be milder in flavor than I expected, and the pork was pretty dry.

Much better was the empanada (two for $9), which has a flaky shell with moist, tender Argentinian beef inside. It’s got a lot of flavor and doesn’t require the super oily chimichurri sauce.

The final item I tried was the Corpus shrimp ($12). The really salty bacon in which it’s wrapped is fried to a crisp, and the shrimp was a little tough. The shriveled slice of jalapeno inside seemed out of place, and some kind of dipping sauce was needed.

The Post serves breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, plus brunch on the weekends.

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See more photos in our The Post Flickr album.

It remains to be seen if Hail Mary Sports Grill, which in May took over the church that Bellini had occupied, can attract enough customers to make it.

Whereas Bellini was cozy and inviting, Hail Mary is too spacious. With mostly high tops and a few tables that are only a step above a card table, Hail Mary resembles a townie bar instead of a sports bar. Plus, the TVs aren’t positioned well for easy viewing.

At least Hail Mary doesn’t have a cookie-cutter menu. For example, among the appetizers (listed as “invocation”), you can find fried green beans ($5.99). They are deep-fried and a decent snack good because you don’t actually taste any green beans, just the onion ring-like breading. The ranch sauce helps, too.

The steak sandwich ($12.99) is unique for having bleu cheese plus blueberry compote. You end up getting some savory and sweet in every bite. The flank steak comes in big chunks and was a little underseasoned, but that didn’t matter much with all the other ingredients.

Other sandwiches (“scripture”) include a spicy burger ($7.99) and a Wisconsin grilled cheese ($8.99), which for some reason is priced higher than both burgers and the veggie wrap.

The menu has flatbread (“sermon”), too. The deluxe ($9.99), which was loaded with pepperoni, sausage, green peppers, mushrooms and onions, would have been more palatable had the cracker-thin crust not been incredibly dry. Other variations include Greek ($9.99) and BBQ chicken ($9.99).

Friday means fish fry (“postlude”). I probably should have ordered the perch ($15.99) baked instead of deep-fried. That’s because the fish was over-fried, making each bite too crunchy instead of crispy and sucking out all the moisture from the perch. You also can order fried and baked cod.

Hail Mary Sports Grill is open every day for lunch and dinner.

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See more photos in our Hail Mary Sports Grill Flickr album.