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| - Decided on this place for lunch before the Pirate game as there was no wait for seating when you ate outside. I really like the outside seating here- they have a large fire pit and decent sized tables, and somehow it is not too loud even with the overly dramatic "hello over here! eat here! please?" music blasting from the obnoxious Tilted Kilt next door.
I didn't want anything too heavy so I got the Yinzer Cajun chicken salad w/ ranch dressing, my SO got the black n bleu burger with chips, and his cousin got the western burger.
I enjoyed my salad-- it was HUGE and had a variety of vegetables, French fries, delicious Cajun grilled chicken strips and hard boiled eggs. The dressing also tasted homemade, a plus. The cornbread muffin was terrible and very dry, it tasted stale to me. My boyfriend enjoyed his burger and chips, though he said he couldn't hardly taste the gorgonzola cheese; which is odd because Gorgonzola/bleu cheese is typically pretty strong-tasting. His cousin really enjoyed his burger as well. Overall, they RAVED about the fire sauce that they each asked for to dip their chips in.
Of course, it was game day and the whole North Shore was bustling with people, but the service is very, very slow here. Our waitress frequently checked on us, which was great, but the food just takes forever! It is definitely a habit for Rivertowne because my SO and I came to the same location on a weeknight for dinner several months ago, when it wasn't busy, and it was the same way. They just do not have a pep in their step when getting food out to the customers!
I will probably come back again, just because they have a nice variety of foods and the outdoor seating is pretty awesome, but I'm still not head-over-heels for this place.
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