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I wanted to like this place so much -- my friend moved right around the corner and I had the highest of hopes this could be a regular place. That will not be happening.
Let's start off with the menu. Mine had different prices printed than my friend's. The menus had identical printing volumes at the bottom. We pointed this out to our waiter, who said "Which ever is higher priced is right!" and we were all "Oh, we weren't trying to get cheaper food, just thought you should be aware because people usually want to know what they are paying for food..."
Which brings me to service -- I wanted to like our waiter, but he was kind of weird. I don't know if pushy is the right word, but he wasn't congenial and almost seemed annoyed by us not knowing what we wanted the second we arrived. I mean, for real he handed us menus and was like "do you know what you'd like to order?" when we very obviously didn't. He left and came back literally 45 seconds later. After we ordered, my friend's drink sat empty for 20 minutes before we saw the waiter again.
I guess here is where I should note that this place was not at all busy, so the drink sitting empty is really inexcusable. Also, for 10 people being in the space, it was incredibly loud. I get that might be a product of the space, but what MIGHT help is not having several TVs blaring different things.
And now food. I got pot roast fries. They danced right on the "Wow, this is really salty" and "Wow, this is totally inedible" line. My friend's parents joined us and I didn't want to be fussy and hold them up, so I said nothing. Had it just been my friend and I, they would have been sent back. I rarely think things are overly salted -- these fries appeared to be coated in coarsely cracked sea salt. When I got near to the bottom, I realized that the gravy on the fries had basically made the paper in the basket disintegrate or dissolve -- that's when I just stopped -- who wants paper with their fries? Not me.
And now for the TMI portion of the evening. I have a pretty strong stomach with no regular digestive issues. I had the absolute worst indigestion, gas, and bloating after eating here. Worse than when I was 9 months pregnant eating pickled jalapenos on eggs covered in hot sauce with black beans on the side. Seriously. They use something in their food that is not kind to tummies. Or at least mine.
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