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| - Preface: This is largely a review of the soup & salad bar.
Those sneaky little coupons will get you every time. We ended up at The Broiler with a $15 off $30 purchase coupon. The hub had hoped he could try the pan roast or linguine with clams, but these are only served at the Oyster Bar. The coupon was only good for The Broiler, so in we went.
The interior reminded me of a dark Shoney's, kind of a mismatch for the prices printed on the menu. Service was slow, but they got the job done. The hostess was probably the hardest working one there. Props to her!
The menu is straightforward steak and seafood, but they do have the not often seen soup and salad bar. The menu describes it as fresh and bountiful, which you would expect for $16! They're just trying to upsell you into getting an entree, as it is only a $2 add on to the entree. But, show vegetarians some respect!
Sadly, it wasn't exactly fresh or bountiful. The lettuce selection was romaine or spinach, and there was plenty of wilting action. The rest of the vegetables were okay, but when you start with substandard greens, your confidence is hurt. I was left with an overall impression that the selections were not fresh.
The breadbasket was decent. At first, I was excited to see pretzel bread, but the more I ate it, the more it just tasted like not so interesting dough.
As for the soups, they had clam chowder and chicken noodle. The clam chowder was flavorful. I think the predominant spice was rosemary. I could be wrong, but it was a powerful taste. I liked it, but it might not be for everyone.
Overall, I was disappointed. Bobby seemed happy with his trout and ginormous sweet potato (literally 3x the size of a normal one). Me: I had honestly been excited to see a $16 salad bar. I had visions of grandeur, but after my visit, I am thinking that Jason's Deli is the deal of the century!
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