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| - After hearing reviews about Dominicks from several people, I finally had the chance to go. Many of what I have heard was hit or miss, with many people saying the food was extremely salty. That being said, walking in and being greeted by the 4 girls wasn't the best. The girls almost seemed to be bothered I was approaching them and asking a question...they barely looked up from the desk. The interior is very dark, kind of like City Hall.
As for the food, the bread basket was very good. Next, the appetizers we had were the meatballs and calamari. The meatballs were average at best, however the calamari was very, very good. Light, crispy, and cooked very well. This is where things started to go downhill fast. The servers were not friendly at all and not attentive at all. I normally drink only water with dinner, however, through the night, I had two glasses of water total. One that was sitting on the table when I arrived and one refill. I hardly think it's much to ask to refill water. Upon taking orders, the waitress seem to want to get through it as quickly as possibly. As for the main course, there were six of us at the table. In total, we ordered 3 filets, 1 salmon, 1 pork chop, and 1 whole chicken. The people who got the salmon and the chicken both said they were lacking flavor and didn't taste like much. The three filets looked completely different in size and shape (they were all 8oz). I ordered mine medium and it came out medium rare, another filet was ordered as medium and came out rare, and the last filet was ordered medium rare and came out rare. As for the taste of steak, the rub was decent, but overall, it was extremely salty. The broccoli was as good as I could make in my microwave, but the mashed potatos were very good.
Overall, the experience was lackluster at best. Comparing Dominick's to City Hall, Mastro's, Ocean Club, etc, Dominick's does not compare. Each time I've been to these other three, you can expect a good meal that is consistent. I would be hard pressed to go to Dominick's again. With the prices being relatively equal, I want to know I'm in for a good meal. It seems to me the owner's (apparently the old owners of Mastro's, Ocean Club, City Hall) are more concerned with glamour and glitz. If your food isn't good, I don't care what cars you have parked out your front door. If you want a good meal, skip this place and go to one of the other places mentioned, you won't go wrong!
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