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| - Went to Studio Movie Grill for the first time on Saturday night with the help of Groupons and enjoyed it very much. The lobby is attractive and clean. Everyone is handed a drink and food menu after buying a ticket. The menu has appetizers, burgers, pizza, quesadillas, chicken tenders - it's similar to food at Chilis. There is a large selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. There is a bar in the lobby, but no one was sitting there when I was there. I'm assuming you can have drinks and food there as well as in the theater.
The theater itself is set up like a dinner theater with the choice of comfy desk-type chairs lined up at a counter or chairs each with a moveable table top. There is a button at every person's elbow to summon the wait servers. The staff responds almost instantly to the press of the button and the food and drinks come quickly too. I had a chicken quesadilla which was delicious.
Now this was weird. I had a skinny marguerita which was much too strong! It was like drinking straight alcohol. The waiter was good-natured and did the best he could to fix it, but it was pretty hopeless. If you like your drinks strong, you'll get your money's worth here.
Speaking of money, I read reviews that mentioned this was a pricey place. Yes, the drinks are a few dollars more than usual, but the food and movie price seemed about average to me. I didn't check out the popcorn. But I don't feel I spent too much more that usual for movie and a meal. Plus, the place was a different experience.
I should mention the movie selection. There are plenty of titles to choose from, including documentaries and movies that would be considered "arty." And what other movie theater passes out dinner mints on the way out?
One minor complaint - the ladies bathroom could be cleaner. It looked "well used" by 9:00 PM and there were still the late shows left.
By the way, there were no talkers or kids making noises during our movie. I recommend this place. I finally found a way to get my husband to a movie - have a beer at the same time.
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