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| - This place gets many points for trying: trying to be innovative, trying to be friendly, and trying to be fun. First, let's talk innovative. They offer some interesting skewers. On the weekends those skewers include unique meats such as beaver, camel, antelope, alligator, and kangaroo, along with what seem less unique meats such as bison, elk, and venison. The big problem is that all the meats are cooks so similarly and only one dipping sauce is provided so outside of chewiness and occasional gaminess, they end up tasting the same. What did taste unique and was another of their innovative tries was a fabulous mango pudding. The only regular item from the menu we tried, the steak salad, was quite good. Next trying to be friendly. The people are responsive if you talk to them, especially the owner and his wife, but I fear they hold back unless prodded. For example, I had to ask for refills on our teas. Oh, your first Yelp check-in gives a 10% price break, but I didn't see it on my bill. Again, trying to be friendly but falling short. (The bill was so low, $61 after tax for 3 people that I let it slide, especially knowing that he had thrown in an extra desert.) Finally, trying to be fun. Televisions play endless rounds of what is supposed to be fun material, much of it built around pratfalls and stupidity. Not my cup of tea--perhaps yours--however the TVs are not synched so the skateboard fall on one occurs seconds later on the next. Very distracting. One thing I will say, if you want to appear cool when going out on a first date, this place on a weekend might be a great way to go. For me, at least I can now say I've eaten camel, beaver, etc. Too bad none of them stood out.
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