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| - I want to love this place, but they don't make it easy. I come to this restaraint often, simply because I like the idea of supporting a nice family run business in my area. I eat out a lot, so it would be nice to have a regular haunt to hit up at lunch time. The problem is that Mike's isn't it. They are so inconsistent with their food, and especially their service, That it turns into a gamble whether or not it's going to be a nice experience. The girls that wait the tables are very friendly and have good service, the older Hispanic gentlemen that waits tables is flat rude. Every single time, without fail I get a disgusted look and hurried service from him for no reason- I am polite, I order the same general things each time, and I tip appropriately..be nice to your regulars, so they continue to be regulars!
The food can be truly fantastic at times, with the pasta salad being my favorite. The problem again is that it's inconsistent; sometimes I'll go and the pasta in the salad is noticeably undercooked (like "I can't eat this" undercooked). Other times the vegetables in the salad are not fresh. Then the next time you go it's dead on perfect. What gives man. The pasta entrees are ok, nothing to write home about. I go for the sandwhiches which are all decent. Like I said, my expectations weren't that high here, all Mike's had to be was consistently enjoyable- not incredible- to keep a regular local customer base. They just didn't have it though, unfortunately, and they went out of business for it.
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