I work in the service industry and have for a long time and look at certain things and listen for certain things when I enter a restaurant. That being said, I am really satisfied with the level of service I was met with. I was approached by my server Mike and gave my friend who had never been here a thorough break down of who you are and how it works. He was friendly, met all our needs in an immediate and courteous way and was relatable. The cooks didn't look like they hated their lives and worked charismatically with mild flare and was a joy to watch. I could tell the one was new but was focused and put the final touches on my entree with success. I believe his name was (Kyle) good job. The salad bar was cleanly and neat, the ingredients were fresh, the lettuce was not wilted or brown, and they had a decent amount of options. Hell yes to whatever that "Crema Andaluz" soup is... So good. I also listen to hear excessive boh/foh profanity and I refreshingly couldn't hear any NSFW conversations or servers talking negatively about their tables. (That's really nice and shows people seemingly like working here)
I feel like establishments like this, that are partially self serviced, get overlooked and underrated. We will be back. (As it is now one of my friend's new favorites) All he kept saying to himself as he was piling food in his mouth is "This is so good. This is so f%*king good."
Make sure you give Mike some credit. He's great at his job and not many servers are.
Keep it up.