When I found out they were opening a Cheddars here I got really excited b/c it's one of my favorite restaurants back home. The place was packed for it to be 5:15 in the afternoon. At first, the wait was 30-35mins, but then I went back to back if we could eat out on the patio and were seated right away. Even though the place was packed, the food came out hella quickly which was surprising. I ordered my fav, New Orleans Pasta and it tasted the same as back home...GOOD! It was my coworker's first time trying Cheddar's & she loved it. Which is saying a lot b/c she's picky as hell (She might read this & if so, Hey Girl! *waves*).
Our server Demera was nice. Her service was prompt and she was engaging. We stayed there, unexpectedly, about 4 hours, & Demera still came over asking if we needed anything & refilled our drinks. Most waitresses would be giving you the evil eye wanting you to get out after you've paid lol. I teased her asking why they raise the price of the croissants here to 3/$2.99 when back home they're 3/1.89 lol. You gotta try the croissants! (I didn't get it this time, but also try the frozen Texas Margarita)
I did order the Monster cookie for the first time and it was a bit too sweet. I probably wouldn't get that again. I'm not much of a sweets eater anyway.
All in all, Cheddar's is a great restaurant with good food and nice portion sizes at a very reasonable prices.