My friend and I both brought our hearty appetite to this place last night. Personally, I had not been to any Jack Astor's since my university days...we'll not mention exactly how long ago that was.
We were afraid of how long we were going to have to wait based on the lack of parking available in their fairly big parking lot. But we were in fact able to be seated immediately, after an unexpected walk through the restaurant while the woman was finding us an empty table.
Fairly limited menu in comparison to other bars and grills. Only one page. Both my friend and I went for our favourite items on the menu and ordered the bow-tie chicken and I ordered the chicken parmigiana. Both were delicious, well cooked, and had a hint of heat. For dessert, we shared a 'my cookie ate my brownie' and it was warm and gooey. I give them full marks for the creativity of the name and that dessert concept.
Servers were friendly and attentive despite the busy atmosphere. The place was SO loud but I wasn't expecting much to the contrary on a Saturday night and by the time we left there was a long line out the door.
But for a chain: they were clean, friendly and certainly met my expectations for a Jack Astor's.