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| - Good food, okay service and nice ambience, but DEFINITELY not as good as Houstons!
We had to check it out b/c we go to Houstons at least a couple times a month and heard that J Alexanders was just as good. So we went, and *surprise*, they had the same menu items. We ordered a few things that we generally order from Houstons & a couple of new menu items. Here are my thoughts:
Smoked Salmon Appetizer: This is our "absolute" favorite item at Houstons and this one definitely did not measure up. The presentation was identical being a slab of salmon & the crisp toasties, but the taste just wasn't there. It wasn't as moist and the creamy tartar sauce was not included so we had to ask for it. It was good, but not great.
Chicken Caesar Salad: The dressing was good but didn't have the garlicky punch as Houstons. It was still tasty and the anchovies on the side were huge, tender, and moist. Again, good but not great.
Cheeseburger: It was okay, but a little dry. The onion rings were huge, but a little bready for me so I ended up stripping it off.
Mac & Cheese: Delicious! Definitely would go back for it!!
To sum it up, this is a great place with good food but I'd definitely go back to Houstons. I find the food to be much better there!
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