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| - The concept of everything on the menu being only $4.95 is great. It drew me and my boyfriend in and after hearing friends rave about this place, I knew I wanted to review it.
We went kind of nuts, ordering 4 dishes but with that low price, it was justified. We got the chicken wings, soft tacos, quesadilla, and mac & cheese. My boyfriend got a Coke while I opted on water. We were seated quickly and noticed that this wasn't a good environment for any low-level conversations. We couldn't hear each other at all and ended up texting each other from across the table. Although the low-light offered a certain ambiance, the dark room made it really difficult to read the menu.
After our drink orders, my boyfriend got his quite quickly. After about 20 minutes of waiting for my water, we were able to flag down the waitress and inquire about the long lost water. She told us she had forgotten but was able to take our orders. About 30 minutes later, our quesadillas arrived alongside our taco order. The portion sizes of everything we got were decent and the food did fill us up. However, the food itself isn't that great. After our first rounds of food were delivered, I asked the waitress again about the missing water. She apologised profusely and said she would bring it. Finally, after about an hour, I got my water.
The tacos were described as follows: "Soft Tacos - vegetarian, taco beef, or marinated chicken, soft flour tortillas, cheddar cheese, crisp lettuce, fresh salsa, and sour cream to dip." We ordered the chicken and it was nothing special. Just as the description, and nothing more. The quesadilla was a bit better. We had opted for the braised beef- "in a flour tortilla with shredded cheddar, sautéed peppers and onions, sour cream and fresh salsa". The sautéed peppers and onions gave the quesadilla a bit more flavour and I quite enjoyed it.
The Mac & Cheese was a huge disappointment. The Warehouse crispy Mac N' Cheese as stated on their menu is "creamy 3 cheese, roasted red pepper Alfredo sauce, crunchy corn, fresh thyme, and a parmesan crust". As per the description, the mac and cheese was quite creamy but it seemed bland and was lacking taste. The parmesan crust was nice except there wasn't enough of it as it was clumped up in the middle.
Crispy Chicken Wings we got was the honey garlic and it happened to be the only thing on their menu I would order again. They were nice and crispy but not heavily battered. The amount of sauce was nice and the honey garlic wasn't overpowering. Although it wasn't a light dish, it didn't seem heavy and was the highlight of the meal.
I actually don't know if I'll visit El Furniture Warehouse again, the prices are super cheap and the value of the food is good. However, quality and service is something else. Perhaps I'll visit again and try out more of the menu. Or I'll just pass and head over to New Generation across the street. We'll see.
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