| rev:text
| - I would say more like 3.5 stars, so I'll be nice and round up.
I was excited to see that Twin Peaks opened in the area and was disappointed to hear about and see a lot of bad reviews.
I needed a quick bite to eat before my bowling league on Sunday and would normally go to BJ's next door. I decided to try something different and stopped in Twin Peaks.
Upon entering, I was immediately hit with the smell of fresh wood. The entire place looks like a lodge in the mountains somewhere. There were at least 7 hostesses/servers gathered at the host stand, chatting. They immediately greeted me and offered a seat. I just decided to sit at the bar, as I usually do when I am by myself.
This is a pretty large place with TONS of seating. There are booths, tables and high tops, as well as a patio with tables. There are also a lot of TV's. Depending on what specials they offer (if any), this could be a great place to watch football.
It didn't take very long for the bartender (Rachael) to approach me. I decided to try one of their signature beers - the Knotty (Naughty) Brunette. They also offer a Dirty Blonde. It was served in a large glass mug and was SUPER cold. Cold beer is good beer. It was reasonably priced at $7. I also noticed that they had Sculpin and another BP beer on tap, which is awesome. That alone is worth another visit (I didn't see if the Sculpin is also $7 - if so, I might become a regular. LOL).
The bartender asked if I wanted to start a tab or pay cash as I go. I understand why they do this, but I had already told her that I was also ordering food, so it was silly for me to pay for my beer and then my food seperately. The strange thing is, once I ordered food, she just placed the receipt in the glass in front of me and never asked for payment. Fine by me, but why bring it up if you're not going to follow through?
Anyhow, I ordered the steak salad ($12.95). It was pretty good. The steak was slightly over done - I ordered it medium rare and there wasn't much pink, if any at all. Not horrible though. The salad itself was good. It was romaine lettuce with pico de gallo, pepper jack, roasted corn, tortilla strips and black beans with a cilantro lime vinaigrette. The dressing was light and really good. I am not sure I'd order this again, but it was good for a late lunch.
Overall, this place was solid. The service was fast and friendly at the bar and the beer was very cold. I would definitely like to go back and sit at a table to see what all the complaints are about. But I will say this: it's obvious that (most of) these girls were not hired based off skill. Give them a break! I think people are being far too hard on them. 1st of all, it's a newly opened restaurant and there will be kinks to work out. 2nd of all - I bet the guys aren't complaining!
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)