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This humble dining room sets the standard for good service. I was awestruck by the great attitude, work ethic, and skill of these amazing servers. How they manage to be cheerful on top of all that work is beyond me. This restaurant must have a world-class manager to assemble such a great team. They've forgotten more about good service than most culinary employees will ever know.
The high point: They clear the used dishes without making a sound! No passive aggressive busboys slamming dishes into a tub. The servers bus their own tables and they clearly make diner comfort a top priority.
I wish I could say the food was better, but it wasn't bad. Among three critics, there was one thumbs up and two thumbs sideways.
My Ruben sandwich was pretty good except it was soggy. I guess they slopped on the sauerkraut without draining it. When I picked the potato salad I had a hunch it wouldn't be good and I was right. Potato salad seems to be a great challenge for most eateries. (The dab I sampled at Jerry's Famous is an exception.) The pickle was just an ordinary one from the restaurant supply.
Another critic had spaghetti with meat sauce, which he described a pretty bland. It came with garlic toast that was more like French toast, he said.
Our third critic had beef broccoli from the Chinese menu. She was very happy with it, saying "The broccoli was just right." I tried a sample but didn't care for it. It wasn't even as good as Panda. Her vote moved the food rating up to three stars.
Judging by the steady stream of customers (including families with kids), I would say that the food here must be good enough.
It's a spacious, well-lighted restaurant. I guess the new smoking laws make it smoke-free. Ventilation is good enough that you don't suffer from fumes drifting over from the casino.
I'm not a frequenter of casinos, so I could be wrong, but South Point seemed packed for a Monday evening. Are these neighborhood casinos usually this busy?
South Point offers some very good people watching. The crowd seemed more diverse and interesting. There was a tasteful selection of sizes, shapes, ages, physiques, ethnicities, and stereotypes.
There is quite a racket from the stun tunes and the slots, but it isn't unbearable like Red Rock.
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