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| - I have to say that I have been to Alexi's Grill on several occasions through the years. It always reminds me of what it must've been like in the days of the 'rat pack'. It just has that kind of 'feel' to the restaurant. There's always people at the bar. It's not far from my home and the food is pretty good. I loved that in previous visits, they went out of their way to accommodate your request. I love grilled veggies, so they used to grill veggies at my request, but that was a few years ago. I looked forward to going there because they were kind but, now, although they weren't rude I will not return. I ordered take out today after looking at the menu (in all fairness it was on Grubhub). The price, I thought, was decent....until I got the bill. The menu was several dollars less PER ITEM than what they charged me. When I brought it to their attention the 'hostess' (she may have been new as she didn't seem very knowledgeable about how to treat customers), said to me that she'd "tell the manager so no one else gets confused." She didn't offer an explanation, certainly didn't offer to match the online price and just dismissed me as if it didn't matter there was such a discrepancy. I'm not sure what happened but the food wasn't as described and I've never had mushrooms on my chicken piccata. It wasn't as good as it used to be. The Melanzane Alexi (also more expensive than what the menu says) was not visually appealing and didn't taste at all as I expected it to taste. I threw it away. The eggplant was pale and looked as if was old. I did ask for a side of grilled zucchini, but the waitress said that it was already cut and they couldn't give it to me. Previously when I asked about grilling veggies, I was told that they'd happily grill veggies for me, although that was a year or two ago. Yes, I've been going to Alexi' for several years. It's sad, I will not return. It would've been different if they would have at least faked concern about what was happening.
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