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| - Pretty good, but there were some issues.
GREAT:
* Atmosphere. This place is clean, and looks like a NJ diner ++ Even the menu is the same, with Greek specialties abounding.
* Dinner Portions are HUGE. My Mom got Moussaka. Besides being incredibly tasty, there was so much that it was almost falling off the plate.
* Full bar. Thank god.
GOOD:
* The service. Not great, but not bad. We did feel at the end that our waitress was rushing us - but, in her favor, it was the end of the night.
IMPROVEMENT:
* Dessert. They had no non-chocolate cake options. They had 5 half-eaten chocolate cakes in the display. The manager did tell us that he had 8 cakes coming in the next day, but it may be a sign to stock more vanilla cake options if you're completely out of them and still have all of your chocolate cakes left in the fridge. This is so much like a NJ/NYC/Philly diner that I'm judging based upon what I'm used to - and the bakery just didn't measure up.
* Pepsi not Coke. For the love of god, you have to serve Coca-Cola products in a diner. Or, at least have it as a bottled option. Pepsi is not the same. I will never order a Pepsi-float.
* General descriptions. I ordered the "Cuban Panini". It wasn't what I was expecting. When making a Cuban, the bread is brushed with butter or olive oil and then grilled. The bread on this sandwich was more toasted than grilled and there was no olive oil or butter. The end result was fluffier and less melt-in-your-mouth than I'd expect of a Cuban sandwich. The kitchen was also pretty heavy handed on the mustard.
SUMMARY - I will definitely be back. Maybe it was just an off night. Overall, I got a great vibe from this place. The food just didn't meet my expectations this time.
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