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| - We had dinner here last night. It was our second time eating at Moishes, and the place had been remodeled since the last time we were there about a decade ago. It looks like the inside of a casino. Wall-to-wall carpet, glass chandeliers, wood paneling. The tables are packed in, and the place was full to the gills on Friday night. It was fairly raucous. The ambiance is not unpleasant; it's just very lively. Perfect for people watching.
They seat you and bring bread, good coleslaw and pickles right away, which is nice. We ordered the shrimp cocktail, a ribeye and a porterhouse, fries, a Montecarlo potato and mushrooms. The sides were tasty. The steaks were not. Good quality meat, but it was bland, under spiced, grey on the outside instead of charbroiled. Weirdly enough, Moishes actually sells a brand of steak spice, but there was no evidence of it being used in the restaurant. My ribeye arrived medium instead of medium rare, which is kinda unforgivable at a place specializing in steak. They don't age most of their beef---too bad, because it would be a lot more flavorful. We finished with dessert. The chocolate cake was great; the banana cream pie, not so much (it had a weird, artificial taste and colour).
As for the service, it was good. Kind, attentive and efficient. Overall, we had a good time, but it had more to do with the good company than the food. We probably won't be back for another decade.
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