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| - I loved their margarita purchased at the bar! But the love ended there. We had a large group - 10 of us, which I do appreciate can add a level of challenge for any restaurant. But even with that in mind, nothing can justify the level of abominable service and food we received. Although we were 'a buzz' with several servers, none seemed to be in charge. Throughout the night, we had too many of them double asking us for things, or "auctioning off our food" when it came.
They were offering a "Restaurant Week" Prix fixe menu which I asked about. The waiter claimed, "it is the best deal ever"! That should have been my first clue that my food would be less than stellar. The appetizer - Option A: two deviled eggs (four halves) drizzled in an over abundant amount of truffle oil or Option B: burnt egg rolls (also two whole) filled with ground beef! Nothing like starting light! Second course: Caesar salad - nearly bone dry with two giant anchovies laid across it and grocery store croutons. I've had better Caesar salads at Denny's. Or Option B: mixed bag o' greens also dry with a few cherry tomatoes and two giant WHOLE strips of bacon laid across the top in an X marks the spot for bad. Do we get a defibrillator with this meal? Next up, Filet Mignon or Salmon. How can we go wrong? Um, apparently the chef doesn't understand the notion of restraint when it comes to salt. The salmon was inedible. The filet, raw. I ordered medium rare. Not only mine, but EVERYONE that had ordered filet at the table had to send theirs back for being raw. Ahhh, but there is always dessert to save the day, or not. Pot o' salted caramel pudding. Warm (as in room temperature warm), broken, watery and tasted as it looked, disgusting. The bread pudding option was edible. Especially the coffee ice cream which I'm sure they didn't make.
But finally, to top off this horrendous meal, we were being stared at by a giant sad-faced cow on the wall posing as - art? Seriously?? Just what I want looking at me at a steak house. But it points to the lack of brilliance all around in this "never-gonna-make-it" replacement to Houstons. Oh please, please come back!
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