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Our 10 year old chose it for her reward dinner. She loved the decor , it was reminiscent of a blend between Rainforest Cafe and Cheesecake Factory. I bet the decor alone made the place expensive to start up, but the only thing that is going to keep it and it's other locations open is the indifference in the palate's of it's dining customers.
It was our first visit, she had been once before and any 10 year old can be enchanted by a huge elephant and a brass giraffe and fans. The menu for most kids is the same everywhere, hot dog, corn dog, mac and cheese, burger, chicken tenders. So why not eat it in a funky enviroment, right?
We ordered the Ahi Tuna Appetizer and three fountain drinks. Fortunately we put that in right away, because the preparing of food here was very slow. The Ahi was actually the best part, I wish there had been more of it. The salad they rested it on however was so-so, something tasted off about it and the strange ginger-like dressing was, well.. strange. We ignored it after a taste.
I ordered Macadamia encrusted fish, my partner a Shrimp special from Chef Reinhold and we let the daughter pick a grown up dinner, half rack of St. Louis ribs. My fish was actually fish sticks and they didn't sub in the sweet potato fries as requested. Since the fish sticks were burnt, I immediately had them returned to the kitchen for a new set. My daughters ribs were quite dry, but she seemed to like them. Not so much the cole slaw or the apples or the fries that came with. It was a good thing she had a late lunch and wasn't very hungry. My partners food was ok, but uninspiring. The bowl of rice and veggies is kind of hard to screw up. I was given two of their coconut shrimp while I waited for a return entree. Then the restaurant decided they should give me something to eat while I waited. They asked if I would accept a house salad and I said, sure, with blue cheese. I received such a watered down version I almost swore it was a poor ranch, but it was something to eat and it helped pass the time. Everyone had finsihed by the time I got my entree. When the second entree came, some sticks were still darker than I'd like, but it wasn't worth sending it back. The dipping sauces provided for them were disgusting. There was a green pesto like sauce that didn't match fish at all and there was a sweet and tangy sauce overdone with citrus, cloyingly sweet. I ended up using the soy from my partners platter, it was the most palatable. Maybe a tartar or peanut sauce or even a hot sauce would have been better. The coleslaw was mediocre and not worth the calories, the fries ok, but I was dissatisfied.
We also ordered a dessert, daughters choice and she pretty near ate the whole thing herself as dinner was light for all of us.
I almost gave this place three stars, because they took the fish stick disaster off the bill, they tried to make things nice with a salad, the server was doing his best with a kitchen that wasn't making it easy, but the truth is I won't return. My review score should reflect that I don't think you should visit either, hoping for a better time. I think you'd be sorry about it.
I hope my two star review will help convey the warning that It's just not good enough food and even with the removed entree, no alcohol, we still paid over $50. There is a lot of selection nearby at this price range, don't get sucked into the decor or unique name. Rename this place "Elephant Barred."
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