Although there are Tony Roma's restaurants all over, my first visit to one was last Monday 2/8/10.
As noted in previous reviews, the decor is nothing fancy. My group was seated in the bar section of the restaurant which has raised tables and high chairs and elevated booths along the walls. At least it wasn't all cluttered up with all the fake manufactured quirky decorations like most of these chain type places are. No suspenders an "pieces of flair" on the wait staff.
Even though Tony Roma's is "Famous For Ribs" I'm not a real rib fan, so I decided to get a steak.
I chose the 9 oz. sirloin cooked medium with a loaded baked potato and dinner salad. The table shared an onion loaf.
I was expecting an adequate meal but I have to say the food was awesome.
The dinner salad was large with mixed greens, onions, tomato, and croutons. All very fresh and tasted great. I love a good salad. Add a grilled chicken breast to it and it would be a meal in itself.
Our salad course was also served with a loaf of fresh baked hot bread and some sort of garlic and herb compound butter which was very nice.
The onion loaf arrived next and we dug into it hard. It is addictingly good and we all enjoyed it.
The entrees arrived and my sirloin was done perfectly. I don't know what seasonings they use while grilling it but it was one of the best tasting sirloins I've ever had. I could have eaten two. The loaded potato was good but a bit cold- not even hot enough to melt the shredded cheese on top. It wasn't that big of a deal for me though as the steak was so good.
Service was excellent. Our waitress was exceedingly polite and helpful with a constant smile who really seemed to enjoy her job- rare to find here in Vegas in my experience. She even put up with the "special order for everything" person at our table.
Prices were really reasonable too. My sirloin with potato and salad was $15.95 which I consider a real bargain. I've paid $40-50 for lesser steaks (and that's for the steak alone) at some "celeb chef" restaurants in the strip casinos.
I'll definitely be a return customer here.