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| - As a semi-retired African-American chef, I enjoy supporting local restaurants of the same persuasion. However, I was disappointed my visit here. Having worked in restaurants from Los Angeles to New York, Hawaii to Alaska over my 35 year period in the culinary profession, I attempt not to be critical. I walked in on a Saturday night about 10:00. Only one customer, red flag. I was not initially greeted. I only live 4 minutes away. I saw they had a shrimp basket, so I decided to order one to go. I should have known when they tied the bag my order came in that something was up. The lowdown is, the shrimp were soggy and chewy, the fries were limp and under-cooked and I was given a piece of grilled bread that was undeniably stale. I was so mad at myself for not turning around the moment I walked in. To be fair, maybe they have some good items in the daytime, but this just was not their night and not mine either. I understand that people are in business to make money, but when it comes to the business of food, if it is not backed up with good service from the moment I walk in the door and quality food preparation, I would not recommend such a place to anyone. I really wish people would take the restaurant business more seriously. It's not enough just to think you can cook good and people will flock to your place. There are other systems involved in running a successful restaurant. I hope they try to do better because I just threw away $9.44. I should have bought some fresh shrimp myself!
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