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| - My family, and I have been to both the steakhouse and pizza & gastropub and unfortunately, we won't be going back until some improvements are made. We were very excited for this place to open since we go out to eat often, and this place is just down the street from where we live. After going to the steakhouse during their soft opening, we decided to give the Pizza & Gastropub a try. We happened to be there the night of their grand opening, and the chamber of commerce was there for an event. It wasn't an issue since we were able to be seated right away. The staff is very friendly (that's why they get 2 stars), and attentive. I was disappointed to find out that they don't have a kids' menu (same as steakhouse), but asked for a half order of fish and chips...I wasn't sure if my 5 year old would eat it, but thought it was worth a try since he normally likes fish sticks. The server wasn't sure if they could do a half order, but said she would check. They couldn't, but I went ahead and ordered a full order anyway (last time I am spending $16 on a meal for my kid!). We started with chicken wings and artichoke dip for appetizers...
Chicken Wings: They are served dry with the sauce on the side. The chicken was fine, but we just prefer them tossed in the sauce.
Artichoke Dip: There is room for improvement with the flavor of the dip, and the bread that they serve it with is hard, but not toasted brown...so either brown the bread when you toast it, or don't serve hard bread.
Two people in the party decided to share a large pizza (meat pizza), one person had a lemon chicken dish with a salad, and the last was a philly cheesesteak sandwich. Both the chicken and sandwich were fine (nothing to write home about, though). The pizza was OK too, but again, nothing to write home about. When the bill arrived we were shocked to see what the total was. Keep in mind we had a total of 3 beers and 3 soft drinks at our table. It turns out that the pizza was $33...which we thought was excessive, and don't even think the menu has that price on it. We will never pay $33 for one pizza again! Also, the lack of the children's menu makes this place VERY family unfriendly...if they don't want kids going there, they will be missing out on a lot of business!
Also, I realize they pub and steakhouse share a kitchen, but to have the exact same food seems like a missed opportunity. The pub feels more like a sports bar and they need to have food and prices to reflect that.
The biggest problem of all is they are too expensive for downtown Glendale. They need to lower their prices, increase the quality of their food and build up a following. We eat out a lot, and were hoping that this would become one of our regular haunts, but we won't be going back until things get sorted out. I don't think they are going to get many repeat customers for mediocre food at 5 star prices.
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