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| - Having limited dining options in Queen Creek, I was excited to try Jake's Bar and Grill after a friend told me it took over the location of Nick & Vittos II. Well, I got that out of the way.
The restaurant was full, but not overly crowded. The hostess was able to seat us after few a few minutes of cleaning off a table. The server was very friendly as well and arrived promptly. Having recently had the fried pickles at Texas Roadhouse, we ordered them here. They were...different. Rather than sliced pickle chips, these were pickle spears. None the less, I ate them and they were adequate. Nothing extraordinary.
For drinks my friend ordered a sweet tea. I asked what beers they had on tap and the server mentioned Guinness and Kilt Lifter - which made me recall another restaurant had a combination of those called the Guilt Lifter (kind of like a black & tan). I asked if he could do that and he said yes - he believed it was called a black & blue at Jakes. Looking back, that was the highlight of the meal. The tea tasted like instant Nestea I would have made back in 1982.
Nik F. wrote that the food took forever to arrive. I will say that despite the busy Friday night, our food arrived quickly and the service was generally very good.
The friend ordered a pasta with chicken in a basil cream sauce and I went with the buffalo burger. The pasta came with a salad - which was just a typical salad with some croutons and lettuce. My friend didn't eat it because the lettuce was brown and didn't look good. The entrees arrived and again we were met with disappointment. The basil cream sauce on the pasta was very runny and didn't have any flavor. I wouldn't have know there was basil unless I read it on the menu. When the server handed me my plate she asked if I had every had it before. No, I said. "You're in for a treat" was the promise. Apparently the bar is law. The bigger was large, I will say that. It had lettuce, onions, tomato on the burger. The burger was odd too - it was breaded and fried giving it a second layer. It was dipped in wing sauce and topped with a drizzle of what I presume was blue cheesy. It was still really pink in the middle - I like medium, but this was maybe medium-rare and it was very sloppy. Just cutting the burger in half I was met with a lot of juice, grease, and sauce. I ate half it is and that was plenty. The sweet potato fries that I chose as my side were okay, but tasted frozen.
I overheard the table next to me state their pizza was very good. I am glad they enjoyed it because the burger I had and the pasta I tasted wasn't anything to write home about. It tasted as if I opened a restaurant. I was initially happy to see a newer restaurant in the area, but if tonight is any indication, I don't think they will be around long-term.
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