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| - Went to The Yard on a Friday night with a group of six without reservations. There was not a hostess at the hostess stand so we walked to the dining room and stood at the bar until a hostess cleaned off a table. Not a big deal, if we wanted a smoother seating we should have called ahead. We had a great waiter who was knowledgable and accommodating, but our first round of drinks took about 15 minutes to get to the table.
Now to the food. I was super excited about the menu. Everything looked great, especially the extensive grilled cheese menu. I decided on the Asian Lettuce Wraps with Thai Chili Chicken and my boyfriend ordered the Juicy Lucy Burger. We both found ourselves very disappointed with our meals. First, I ordered chicken for my lettuce wraps and had a terribly difficult time finding and actual piece of chicken. Don't get me wrong, the flavor was good but the entire wrap was a bunch of watercress with possibly some shredded chicken here and there. Unfortunately for me, I'm not a big fan of watercress. Next, my boyfriends Juicy Lucy burger, which is supposed to contain cheddar cheese cooked between beef, seriously lacked any cheese at all. I've never been anywhere where someone ordered a Juicy Lucy and I was anticipating a bunch of gooey cheese spilling out of the burger like you see on the travel shows, but there was none of that here. Otherwise, he said the burger itself was good, just missed the mark. Our friend enjoyed their food, including the Jerk Grilled Cheese and a flatbread pizza.
Perhaps since The Yard specializes in grilled cheese, that's what we'll have to go for next time. This time though, The Yard was a couple yards short of a touchdown.
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