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| - Sorry Lafitte's. I was pretty stoked to go here after reading some positive reviews. I also had a "spend $35 and get $25 off" certificate from restaurant.com which made the excitement even greater.
I parked under a sign that said I better lock my car or I'm SOL. I'm a big boy so ok, no worries. Still optimistic.
When we walked in I felt like I was in the school cafeteria with all the lights. Boy is it bright. It was also dead. A few "blue hairs" in the booths but I didn't come here to socialize. Again, ok, still optimistic.
Waiter came quickly along with her backup with some bread. ho hum. Just bread with a little granulated garlic on top and packets of butter. Ok, getting just a little worried.
There were just the two of us (my Wifey and I) and we had $35 buck to spend so we ordered up.
She got the crab cakes. I got the prime rib. We also got the wings and ribs combo to taste what everyone what talking about.
The crab cakes were poor and had a fishy taste.
My Prime Rib was a nice big hunk, tender, and cooked properly. The strange part was is was covered in gravy. Huh? Not au jus, just thick, salty, plane, brown gravy. I friggin LOVE gravy, but not on my prime rib please. This was definitely gravy from a packet too. I actually said to my wife that I didn't like the gravy. She dropped her fork, laughed, and said that she never thought she would hear me utter those words. I'm pretty surprised that I didn't hear about the gravy in other reviews.
It came with a salad, which was fresh, a vegetable, and a side. I chose the mashed potatoes. The veggies were squash. A little undercooked and WAY under seasoned. Potatoes were the same way. Tasteless, even after I scraped the gravy onto them.
The final piece of the meal was the wings and ribs. The wings were actually great. Perfectly cooked with a nice seasoning to them. A surprise star was the blue cheese that I asked for with the ribs. Great blue cheese with huge pieces inside the large portion they gave. The ribs were cooked properly but I didn't care for the aftertaste to the BBQ sauce.
All in all it was decent at best. Again, the prime rib at $19 bucks is a steal, too bad they couldn't round out the rest of the meal. Even with another coupon, I doubt I'll be back
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