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| - I was so excited to try Hillside after rave reviews from my boss so when he suggested he take all of us to lunch there for Administrative Assistant Day several of us anxiously accepted.
Got there about 11:30 on a Thursday, 3 tables outside and about half of the tables inside were occupied. Food being prepared looked awesome. Following directions the 7 of us sat ourselves in the back at a long table. A very nice waiter came over gave us menus and took our drink orders. It literally took 15 minutes to get our drinks and to have our order taken. I ordered the turkey sandwich with a side of fries. After ordering it took another 45 minutes to receive our food. My sandwich and fries looked great. Quality ingredients prepared with care. To my surprise my fries..ice cold, not luke warm, but cold like when you go to throw away the McDonald's bag and there is one elusive fry that has tried to escape, and you know its not going to be that salty, crunchy, greasy, hot fry you want but you have to eat it anyway and then regret it. It was that type of cold. The bread on the sandwich had been sitting out so long it felt like it had been toasted, but it hadn't. It was such a shame too because the turkey was flavorful and the lettuce, tomato and avocado so fresh. Honestly though, I have had a better turkey sandwich at QT for $5 and it came with chips and a drink.
A co-worker ordered the Chilaquiles Verde and hers was so cold the cheese had congealed and the yolk on fried egg on top had started dry out, . My boss asked if she wanted to send it back but since we had already been there over an hour she said no. Someone else ordered the Mesquite Rotisserie Chicken, he said it looked better than it tasted.
Our waiter even though nice but way over worked..they looked a little short staffed. He was working all of the outside tables plus several inside and the flow of the cafe just didn't look like it worked. We never received refills on our drinks and my pricky pear ice tea was the high spot of my experience.
Hillside uses quality ingredients and maybe I just visited on a off day, but from what I had today I won't be returning.
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