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| - The restaurant is bound to success as it is owned by the same owners as 131 Main, however, there are few things to work it out. Maybe needs a couple of months to get better. We decided to come eat here early as I was imagining the lines are insane (new place obviously will have lines -- specially in this overdeveloped area) and there were about 5 families in front of us. This was at 5pm on a Saturday with great weather. As we sat down (10 minutes later), the line was outside already.
The ordering process is somehow chaotic, you are given a big menu when you enter and you need to choose before you get in line and there are only 2 cashiers to process orders. You also CAN NOT sit before you place your order, which makes a pain for families with children. However, I did see a lot of people holding tables. The service is good, there are waiters coming all the time checking on you, giving you refills, etc. That's a great plus.
The food tasted good, however, I would advise the restaurant that steaks do not need to be over seasoned. Steaks are to be done with salt and maybe a hint of pepper. That's it. I could only taste their seasoning and not the meat, which made the experience a bit worse. I ordered the mac and cheese for a side and it was very cheesy, cold and did not taste good. The brisket was really good, in line to compete with top notch BBQ restaurants in the area (Midwood, City BBQ).
I ordered the Apple Pie for dessert as one of my friends reviewed it great. It was okay. It was microwaved which made a bit rough and wasn't even warm.
However, I would still probably go back (maybe in a couple of months). If we could get a seat outside, it would have been much nicer with this weather and their nice patio. However, since you can't sit until you order, it makes it harder to get those tables in a nice day. I think the restaurant needs to change that. You need to order FROM TABLES. This concept of ordering first, then seating, it is just bad for any business. It makes look like fast food that wants customer to eat and leave ASAP. If they are looking for loyalty, they need to change that concept, but, at the same time might get even harder to sit down during busy times.
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