rev:text
| - I'm really surprised at how blown away I was by J. Alexanders. It's a chain that's very similar to Houston's, but there's something that feels unique about it.
I went with a decent sized group on Christmas Eve (eight people). My girlfriend and I were the first to arrive, and the hostess told us that the table was ready, and we could sit if we wanted to. It seems like it's getting more rear for restaurants to do that, they usually force you to wait at the bar. We still chose to have a drink at the bar, but I still appreciate being given the option.
There were some negatives with the table. They didn't have a great way to seat eight people. It wasn't uncomfortable sitting at a table meant for six with a seat at the head and foot of the table, but it was strange that there were two or three empty tables right behind us. The reason they couldn't move the tables was obvious. It's too dark in the restaurant, and we wouldn't have been able to see anything if they moved the table around. Management was really nice and apologized about it, but they probably should brighten the place up a little bit.
We all split a spinach queso dip. The dip itself was awesome, but the chips are mediocre. Tasted like they were out of a cheap bag. The cool part was they gave us more chips without asking so we could finish off the dip. I had the ahi tuna, which was fantastic. there's a light sauce under the fish, which I wish there was more of on the plate. My girlfriend had the chicken milanese. It's fried with bread crumbs (something I'm usually not all that into), but still was good. If it wasn't for the fact that I could barely finish my plate, I would've finished her's. I don't recall the rest the table's meals, but there didn't seem to be many complaints. One person thought her beef was a little too salty, but not enough to complain. We finished up with a piece of chocolate cake It's served with a scoop of ice cream. Really rich and really good!
|