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| - I was REALLY looking forward to going to Rooster's. I had checked out the menu on the restaurant's webpage, and it looked great. I read the reviews from other Yelpers, which made me hopeful. Unfortunately, the dining experience I had with my girlfriend last week was simply dreadful.
We ordered the fried green tomato appetizer, and it was truly ordinary. The tomatoes were breaded too heavily, and there wasn't anything particularly flavorful on the plate. For dinner, we ordered the flatiron steak, the half chicken, green beans, and cauliflower. The meats were just dreadful. The steak was undercooked, and it was served cold. The chicken was warm when it was brought to the table, but it was so bland that it was not worth eating. Candidly, a rotisserie chicken from the Fresh Market is much, much better than the chicken they served us here. The vegetables weren't memorable in any way. The beans were luke warm and a bit oily. The cauliflower's sauce/flavoring was simply not enough to make it enjoyable. We skipped dessert, for there seemed to be no point in prolonging the evening.
While our waitress was quite good, the bartender we encountered inside the restaurant was clearly working in the wrong area of the restaurant. When we asked him about some of the wines that they offer by the glass he told us "I don't drink wine". Really? Then why in the world are you working the bar? I found that to be a total turn-off.
I am really sad that Rooster's seems to have such terrible food. The inside of the restaurant is really neat, and the staff (with the exception of our bartender) was friendly and competent. We won't be returning.
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