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| - We had gone to Salut Kitchen Bar in a group and the evening started off fairly well. It was pretty much empty in the restaurant and we were seated immediately at the table that was reserved for us. After most of our party had arrived, our waitress came by to get our order for drinks and appetizers. We weren't initially going to order anything for starters but we ended up getting the Fried Mac & Cheese balls. They were pretty tasty but not worth the price. I think I probably would not get them again, but they were really crispy as I think they should have been and it was a good portion size; the sauce they came with wasn't anything special. We figured they were sufficient to hold us over since our waitress wasn't to be seen again for a while. We were also left without refills on drinks for quite some time.
Finally, when we flagged waitress over again, we put our entree orders in. I got the Brie Hive Sandwich with the Salut fries and my date got the Stuffed Bell Peppers, others in our party got a variety of different things. It took a really long time to get everything so we dug in as soon as the food hit our table! The sandwich was just okay, it was a grilled somewhat panini style but it wasn't browned on the outside so it was greasy. Salut fries weren't worth the extra cost either. They tasted a bit sour with the vinaigrette and they were also very soggy. I think my food might have sat for a little bit before it got brought out because it was on the lukewarm-cold side. The bell peppers on the other hand were pretty tasty. I'd say these are worth the order although again, when we got them, they weren't piping hot like we would have liked them.
Quite a few people at our table were hesitating but decided to put in an order for dessert. We were all trying to wait for everyone to finish up before leaving but after waiting for over half an hour, some of us had to take off to make it to our next destination. The desserts still hadn't arrived! I'm not sure how the restaurant justified bringing out everything so slowly, but we were just happy to get our checks and head out. Our server was nice and tried to keep up with the big group throughout the night. Because the food wasn't that great and there were such long wait times, I'm not sure I'd recommend this restaurant to others.
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