This location recently opened up and I had received a gift card from one of my students at the end of last year. Finally got to use it!
I honestly did not feel as if I was in Maryvale! It is very nice and I hope it stays that way.
Hostess and servers were very friendly. We were informed of the different menus and given plenty of time to make our choices.
The honey wheat bread is absolutely delicious! We ordered one of the "limited time only" appetizers...brussel sprouts au gratin! Aside from the onions (I would have asked for no onions had I known), it was very tasty!
I ordered my steak medium rare and it came out perfectly! My baked potato was baked to perfection...fluffy and not over buttered or sour creamed! I also asked for a caesar salad...one suggestion, ask for the dressing on the side! It comes very LIGHTLY dressed and needs more! The dressing does lack a little bit of flavor, but if you add some of their freshly cracked pepper, it helps.
So, there's only one "complaint". We were seated at a booth. The two managers (at least I think they were the managers as they were wearing dress shirts instead of the uniform worn by the rest of the staff), were standing against a wall right near our table. Both my friend and I kept commenting to one another about how awkward and uncomfortable it felt to have them both just standing there as if they were watching us or guarding us...or something. The spot they were standing in was directly in front of the entrance to the restaurant, but still, it was just weird. Mostly because they were standing RIGHT in front of our table basically! It wasn't too busy at all, as we went in on a Wednesday night.
Other than that, it was a tasty experience! We will be back but will ask not to be seated in a different location as to avoid having the "secret service" watching us and the door!