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| - I have mixed feeling about their new place. They moved from Valley City to this new location. The new place is clean, modern and open but feels a little sterile. I miss the character and ambiance of the old place.
It was a Saturday night and the new place was packed, so I guess they are getting more traffic flow then Valley City, but I am not sure the staff can handle the extra business. We waited just over 45 minutes for our food and the drinks were slow to be replenished while we were waiting, but we made the best of our very long wait. We actually had a great time (husband's birthday with six of us celebrating). But, if I was just with my husband and waited 45 minutes for my food I would not have been happy. I saw two other tables that were obviously annoyed at the slow service. Our waitress was very friendly and tried to be helpful, but she seemed to be a little overwhelmed. Don't know if it was the kitchen, or the bar staff or her, but I felt like I just wanted to get up and help her. Maybe they were just short staffed that night. One of the reasons we would try this restaurant again is because our waitress was so nice. Personality really does count when working with customers. Wait staff can make or break a restaurant and in this case it may have saved it.
The food quality was mixed. Among the six of us, some people like what they got and others did not. The jambalaya special was very tasty and they served a large portion size, but others dishes were so-so to not-so-good. The prime rib special was an over cooked, over salted thin slice of meat and expensive for a strip mall type restaurant. We will go back and give them another chance. Maybe it is just growing pains and they will get better. I hope so!
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