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| - I went yesterday for the first time with my cousin and her boyfriend. We figured all you can eat for $16 was a pretty good deal.
Once we sat down, we were told prices were higher for President's Day (about $5 more), but we're already there so no big. My cousin and her boyfriend ordered calamari and brisket and got their food pretty quick. I ordered crispy sesame chicken, but what I wasn't told was that there would be a wait (at least 10 minutes). I had some salad and rice to munch on, but it was annoying to have to be the one to remind our waiter about my food. He'd come by asking if we were ok, and I'd have to tell him "just waiting on my chicken." He would tell me it's frying, but he never said why it took so long. I worked at a restaurant where we fried food, it would never take as long as this did.
When it finally arrived, it definitely didn't look like the picture, just 5-6 pieces of shrunken fried bits. Half of them actually had chicken in it, the other half were just pieces of fried skin.
I ordered Cajun chicken next, which came out pretty quick, though it was hard to taste the Cajun flavoring. Then our waiter forgot my cousin's final order for more brisket.
Most of the food (minus the chicken) was actually decent once it came out and was cooked, and the presentation inside is neat, almost has a club like atmosphere, high end. But service brought this experience down. If our waiter seemed friendlier, it might have not been as bad, but he just seemed like he was running through the motions for basic service.
Plus, for those who have never been to a restaurant like this, you cook your own food. There's a skillet/stove top in the middle of your table and you put your raw meat on there to cook. Yes, it's unique, but you're paying them so you can cook your own food. Sure they're providing the meat, but it might not be worth it to you. In addition, you cannot leave any leftover meat or else they'll charge you and you have a two hour limit. Now this is common with other All You Can Eat places (like sushi), but if you want to eat without restrictions on how much to eat and for how long, stick to somewhere else.
I wanted to try this place, but now that I have, I probably won't go back.
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