We had received an email stating their infamous Chopped Salad was only $4 this week and since it is hubby's birthday tomorrow we decided to go last night. We have always enjoyed going here as the food and service has never let us down. Unfortunately the service last night did. We arrived for our 7:00 reservation and the lady who greeted us was very nice and told my hubby Happy Birthday (as I had mentioned it when I made the reservation) and when she seated us at our table she sat down a tent card next to his plate that indicated it was his birthday. I thought that was a really nice touch. We waited for quite a while before our waiter finally came over to our table. He asked us if we had been there before and when I told him we had and asked him if he needed to see my email for the $4 Chopped Salad he stated no it was not necessary. He then asked us for our drink orders and that's where my reasons for the poor review began. We both asked for iced teas and you could see his face visibly fall. He got this look on his face like he could not believe that he had been saddled with the table that was asking for iced teas and the $4 chopped salad special. Little did he know yet that we were planning on ordering a bottle of wine (in addition to two entrées) but needed time to review the wine list. He left to get our iced teas and after what seemed like a very long time he finally returned and set them on the table and turned away so quickly and walked away that he didn't even hear me ask for sweetener. So there we sat for another long time (without being able to drink any of our iced teas) before he finally came back to take our order. I asked him if we could have some sweetener for our teas and he said yes but again, were we ready to place our order? We then told him we also wanted a bottle of wine and that was when his demeanor changed. His face lit up and he became noticeably more engaged and attentive. He left to go and place our wine order and came back with our wine glasses but still no sweetener for the teas. I then had to remind him again and he finally brought it after another gentleman brought us our wine. We ordered the Chopped Salad for the both of us to share and it was superb! The combination of flavors from the couscous and the currants mixed with the salmon and the pinion nuts work very well together and the amount was perfect for the two of us to share. I ordered the Scallops, and since I have had them before, I knew just what to expect. And I was happily not disappointed. They are served on a bed of sweet corn grits topped with pork belly bacon and a cola gastrique that really complements the perfectly cooked scallops well. Hubby had the Short Rib Pot Roast and it was so yummy. It was fork tender and the bed of sweet potato purée it was served on made for a deep and rich flavor. When we were finished with our meals the waiter came over to ask if we wanted any dessert. We both looked at each other and hem and hawed back and forth about what to order. At this point I was thinking to myself that the waiter had never even acknowledged my husband's birthday and now he wasn't even offering anything to him to celebrate it. It's not that we wanted a free dessert because neither one of us are big sweet eater's anyways. But usually places do ask you if you want something (even if it's just a small bowl of plain vanilla ice cream) and what was the reason for the happy birthday tent that had been sitting on the table the whole time?? So I went ahead and told him no we didn't want to order any dessert and he brought us our check. So although the food was fantastic, the service lacked all around and really put a damper on this birthday celebration dinner.