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| - If this restaurant is closed, good riddance I say. Food and service was impeccable at one time. That time passed many years ago. We loved this place so much that my daughter had her wedding shower and two years later a baby shower. That was 2009 and 2012 respectively.
My wife and I noticed the degradation of the food and the service over the years as we continued to patronize the establishment. Unfortunately, each passing month and year saw Atria's sliding into oblivion. Launch to 2016, we both previously loved the crab bisque, my wife adored the chicken Marseille. The huge sandwiches, especially the Reuben was my Favorite.
Last visit was May 2016. We arrived around 1:30 to an almost empty dining room and were seated immediately. This is when things went horribly wrong for any restaurant that wishes to succeed. After waitress finally took order, 15 minutes to get drinks. (Restaurant had only two other tables). Placed order quickly after receiving drinks and inquired why chicken Marseille was not on menu? This was always a signature dish of Atria's, yet we were informed they are "shaking up the menu". Reluctantly, my wife ordered a different dish and I ordered the old standard and always solid Reuben! Both of us ordered a bowl of the crab bisque which I always wanted to be submerged for eternity.
To the point finally, crab bisque was cold, very salty and had no velvety feel as before. Rita's substitute for the Chicken Marseille was so uneventful that she ate only 1/3 of the dish and wanted no doggie bag as it was basically barf. My Formerly immaculate Reuben was stone cold, dry and had no thousand island dressing.
Please consider, this miserable food took approximately an hour in an almost empty restaurant. When I questioned our waitress of the slow service from the kitchen, she stated they "had a very busy former lunch crowd and they were still busy in the kitchen". I asked "are they busy cleaning the kitchen because they aren't cooking"?
In closing, the manager took my Reuben off the bill and offered to wrap the 1/2 I didn't eat because it was so terrible. I said no thanks because I did not want free food. I tipped our waitress 30% and swore we would never return. It is a shame if this location has closed but obviously long overdue. They lost all controls of quality and service.
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