Man, I don't get it. Why are the reviews so stellar? How does this happen? Is it really because we all want to so badly believe that Matthews actually has something decent to offer in terms of restaurants? Are we that desperate that we are willing to kid ourselves?
The owner is very nice and it is my understanding that he was the chef from je kebab? Or something like that...whatever, details not important.
Bottom line....the food is just not good, the atmosphere leaves MUCH to be desired. The place has a feel of an old Shoney's. We had a party of 10 and everyone except for one (the one who would eat mayo on a cupcake if given the opportunity) hated their food. We all ordered different items but the consistent complaint was that the chicken grossed everyone out. It was dry, tasteless, and disgusting. Everything else was either bland, dried out or tasted old.
Overpriced for the quality and just not a pleasant experience. I hate it because I would love nothing more than another solid restaurant in this area but this isn't it.
***Update, all of the above now make sense after reading Zack P's review...****