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| - First time at the Meatball Spot. Food was decent but not super memorable. Split their chicken buffalo bleu cheese meatball special, the meatball sampler platter and the garbage salad with a friend. The meatballs are definitely nicely portioned and are not dry but for some reason I could not tell the different proteins apart (the runner did explain it to us, I just forgot!). Aside from the vegetarian meatball, they all had a very similar and distinct flavor. Strange. Their marinara sauce, spicy meat sauce, and creamy parmesan are pretty good but I did not like their pesto or mushroom gravy. There was something off about those two. The Garbage salad was tasty but all the ingredients were chopped into such large pieces it was a little hard to taste the salad as a whole. It wasn't bad but my eating partner and I will usually eat everything we order if it's good and we definitely left some food on our plates.
I will say that as a server, I thought that the service was pretty good. There were a decent amount of tables and I felt like we were taken care of. I like to drink when I go out and I find it hard to get a second or third beer, especially when I am dining in Town Square (makes no sense, more alcohol=bigger check). I was promptly refilled with both my beers and my water, which is served in a small mason jar (must be hard to keep up with refills, but cute). I really appreciated the fact that the manager stopped by to make sure we were enjoying ourselves. It's been a long time since I've dined out, and I dine out a lot, that I was asked by an actual manager how my meal was. He also opened the door for us on our way out which is a huge plus.
Overall the place has a nice atmosphere/ambience, the food is a little more than okay, and the service is good. If I'm ever in the mood for a meatball, I will most likely be back.
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