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| - Just want to point out that Vine has yet to receive a 5-star review. It's pretty clear to me now. We went as a last minute choice for my dad's birthday. We've never been to this building (I say building because it has been so many different restaurants over the years). I would figure this place gets plenty of traffic as it is situated right in the heart of Ballantyne. It wasn't full, though, on the Saturday night we went. In fact, I'd say only 50-75% of the seats were taken.
We were promptly seated and seen by a few different waiters before actually getting "our" waitress. I ordered ribs, my dad a hamburger, my sister chicken, and my mom salmon. After about 20 minutes, the food came out. Interestingly enough, my hand towel for my ribs came out 10 minutes before any food was served...which doesn't really make sense.
The food came out, and the first thing I noticed was how hard my ribs were. Usually, you can take a knife and break apart the ribs like melted butter, but this time, I had to bend back a rib, and cut it before it came apart. The meat was tough--possibly overcooked? I pointed this out, and it was quickly taken back. A new plate of ribs arrived about 15 minutes later, which was MUCH better, but still not great. While soft, there were fat nubs on the ends, and the sauce wasn't great. I think they were short ribs which are usually of lesser quality than baby back, which I was annoyed about. If I'm paying $19 for ribs (or whatever it was), I'd like good quality ribs.
They gave us a free dessert because of the ribs. We got the banana cream pie, which was just bad. The pie crust was not good at all, I took a bite and was done. Everyone else said their dinner was average as well.
Would I come back? Doubtful--this place left me unimpressed.
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