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| - Love a good salad . . . found it here both times.
After an hour-long grueling workout of refrigerator examining and measuring at Sears outlet, suddenly craved a cool, crisp salad. Remembered having a great one just around the corner at Ruby Tuesday, so that's where we headed.
Have been here only twice---a year ago, and again yesterday. Okay, I get it. Lots of diners don't like salad bars for the obvious reasons. However, there seems to be enough glass (or plexi-glass) separating eaters from edibles, so probably pretty safe. Just keep this in mind: Do any of us really know what may go on behind the swinging kitchen doors of any restaurant when we happen to be there? No---none of us do. Probably worse than anything we can imagine happening along a salad bar line in full view of fellow diners.
Staff * * * * *
Server Ryan and the manager, both great---friendly, helpful, attentive
Salad Bar * * * * *
All fresh: 5 star combination of a garden mix of lettuces, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, adamame, mushrooms, sunflower seeds, and an excellent blue cheese dressing---and afterwards, a small sampling of their Waldorf-style salad. (However, didn't care for their pasta/vegetable and potato salads.) Had many other items and dressings to choose from.
Mini Burgers * * *
Actually, not that small. Comes with two, but after eating my salad, could eat only half of one. Pretty good flavor. Think it was just 8.99 with salad bar. Good value.
Dry-Rubbed Baby Back Ribs * * * *
Very good, especially for having no sauce. (Available, but tried it without.)
Macaroni and Cheese * * *
Flavorful and creamy. My personal preference, however, would have more cream and firmer pasta.
Fries and Onion Rings *
Neither are good and neither are recommended. Either very poorly prepared or---more than likely---pre-made, frozen, and baked to order. Nothing like deep frying fresh, which neither were. Especially awful were the onion rings. The coating had a very unpleasant, earthy-like flavor, and an unappetizing panko-like crumb. The manager quickly offered to prepare another order. It was the same. Onion rings should never be "breaded". The best and only preparation is a good batter, then deep-fried---never baked---resulting in a slick and smooth exterior, with NO crumb texture.
What I'd order on a return visit? Salad Bar and Dry-Rubbed Baby Backs
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