We were looking forward to trying this restaurant out as there marketing photos looked really good in particular some amazing looking deviled eggs that they aren't serving yet.
Unfortunately from the moment we walked in it was a bit of a twilight zone. There wasn't a hostess area so you are kind of just standing around wondering if you seat yourself. After a couple of minutes someone approached us and seated us.
The restaurant itself is similar to the previous restaurant with very little improvements made. Even the old hood is still in the middle of the restaurant now surrounded with candy jars and being used as a server station. Kind of odd.
Once we sat down the server explained the menu to us and with the exception of the burgers and pizza, we were still confused with what they were serving in regards to chicken as every question we asked was answered with "its chicken fingers". Me not wanting chicken fingers I ordered what was described as a " fried chicken dinner" and agreed to pay a one dollar up charge per piece of chicken for white meat. I ordered mac and cheese and biscuits and gravy as my side. Being from the south I was getting excited until the food actually arrived. I was a bit puzzled to see 2 chicken tenders sitting on top of a bed of disgusting fries. I asked the server is there was a mistake and he said as I mentioned earlier everything is chicken fingers. I then questioned why did I pay a 1 dollar up charge for white meat and why are you calling this a fried chicken dinner? He really didn't have any answers so I moved on. The "chicken tenders" were good and fresh but the fries, Mac and cheese and biscuits and gravy (half a biscuit covered in white gravy served in a small aluminum pan) were not good and subpar at best.
My wife ordered a fried chicken sandwich that she said was pretty good, again served with the same Gross fries and my kids split an order of chicken and waffles. (Kids meals have two options mac and cheese or chicken fingers). When the chicken and waffles arrived there was no syrup so we asked for some syrup and the server said "we only have spicy maple syrup, is that OK" my wife and I are looking at each other like "seriously". The server says " let me see if I can find you some regular syrup in the back" whish he did manage to find. Again the chicken was good (chicken fingers), I tasted a bit of the waffle and it was just ok and nothing special.
The bill with tip was a little over 60 dollars. Needless to say if I want to have chicken fingers I will go to a fast food restaurant that specializes in chicken fingers for a third of the price.
I am not a food blogger and do no not write reviews often but this is one experience that I left and truly felt I got ripped off for what the food was.
Hopefully ownership can pull it together and make this restaurant successful.