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| - I cannot bring myself to love this place and I really wanted to. It's brand new and has a great menu, but it lacks in the awesome flavor category. They try real hard, but I felt as if something was missing in all the dishes.
We came in right when they opened, so it wasn't crowded, which was nice. Our server was a nice guy, very quiet and not as enthusiastic as our host, but he checked up on us and made sure we had drinks. We decided to try one appetizer we never heard of before, a cup of soup and 2 different entrees. Here's the breakdown of our experience:
-When intially ordering, we gave the server our 1 appetizer and 2 entrees, and he immediately left the table without us finishing our order. We wanted 2 mushroom soups, too, but I assume he thought we ordered enough food for large people. That's my opinion of the situation. Usually when a server leaves without waiting for us to say "that's it", I assume they personally feel that was enough for us to order.
-Crab mozzarella: deep fried balls of mozzarella with crab and jalapeno in it. Pretty good and serve with a sauce that was sweet and creamy. It was a bit watery, but still tasted nice.
-Mushroom morel soup: not too bad. It tasted like the Cheesecake factory's soup, which makes me assume that they use the same company to order their food.
-Miller's steak sandwich: big, chunky, and sloppy. The flavors were there for a typical steak sandwich with mushrooms and onions. I liked it. The fries are typical restaurant fries.
-Baked seafood combo: had stuffed shrimp, a piece of mahi, clams and scallops. My husband ate it but I tried the mahi and the crab stuffed shrimp. First, they use imitation crab in the stuffing for the shrimp, so it was so-so. Secondly, their mahi lacked proper seasoning. Salt and pepper go a long way, and despite using their paprika sprinkling, they need to use the basics, too.
The Nutty Brother: Dessert. This was an ice cream cake slice with two layers of vanilla, nutter butter cookie base, chocolate and peanut butter sauce. It was quite yummy.
Overall, the service was average, as was the food. I would go back to eat the crab mozzarella appetizer, but I agree with others that it's not worth a long drive for. I wouldn't crave this place over and over again. Still, it's okay and I hope it gets better.
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