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| - On vacation in Las Vegas for a few days, I was happy to see Tony Roma's close to our hotel, since the one by our house has been closed for a few years now.
The hostess greeted us when we came in, and seated us at a nice booth. The server, John, was very attentive and got our drinks out quickly. The manager even came out and chatted with us briefly. Another server offered us "Rib Bibs" which I accepted with no hesitation, to my husband's amusement.
We started with the onion loaf, which has gotten smaller over the years, but is still tasty, served with their signature barbecue sauce.
I ordered the St Louis ribs and was able to get corn on the cob instead of the coleslaw. My side dish was the loaded mashed potatoes. I don't care for my mashed potatoes with the skin left on, but that seems to be how it's done at Tony Roma's (Belatedly, I seem to remember the Orlando location did the same thing). John brought me a dish of Carolina Honey sauce on my request.
My husband ordered the baby back ribs with the Maker's Mark Bourbon barbecue sauce. He liked the sauce, but it was a little spicy for my taste.
We ordered the Chocolate Chunk Cookie Sandwich for dessert. Hubby asked for it to be split in the kitchen so we wouldn't have to lean over the middle of the table to share. John took the initiative and had it made open-face (Single cookie topped with ice cream, chocolate sauce and whipped cream) so we each had a nice little dessert rather than a (possibly) butchered ice cream sandwich. I love the way he thought outside the box to take care of us!
I found an online coupon for a free appetizer, but couldn't get the link to open on my phone. When I explained my dilemma to John, he asked the manager to give us the discount anyway.
We had a very pleasant meal with good food and exceptional service.
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