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| - Since it was a weeknight and I had put no forethought into what we'd have for dinner, I hunted through my Groupons to see where we could go. The Hilton Garden Inn was close to home, so we took our $30 voucher and headed off to the Garden Grille and Bar. Once we entered the hotel, I saw no sign that identified the 20 seat area by the bar as the Garden Grille, but the bartender (who doubled as our waitress) said we were in the right place. The seating area is devoid of any decor and this blah beige alcove looks like what it is probably most used for--seating for hotel guest's continental breakfasts. At 6pm on a Wed. night, there was a conference ending in the hotel, but we were the only ones in the dining area (3 others were in the bar area) and it was just plain weird feeling. My husband and I both ordered the Mobley Burger. Our server informed me that the burger came with fries, which were definitely not on my diet, but I decided I would eat some anyway so not to hurt the chef's feelings (lol). The hamburger arrived on a fresh ciabatta-type roll, nicely presented with a mound of fries. The burger was quite good (w/ tomato, lettuce and onion), and cooked medium rare exactly as requested. I hate half of it before I succumbed to the French Fries. They were barely lukewarm. My assumption was that they had cooled while I was devouring my burger. In one sense this was good because I shouldn't have been eating them anyway and this made them not so enticing after all. When later quizzing my husband on his opinion of the Grille, he mentioned that his were cold but he just ate them anyway. Two decent burgers with cold fries and two iced teas served in a restaurant (?) with no atmosphere came to $32. Had I been paying full price I would have been more disappointed.
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