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| - I was greatly disappointed by this restaurant. I had a coupon for a meal there and finally went. The place was very busy and noisy. People who were,obviously regulars shouted to each other. The woman sitting in the booth behind mine startled me by shouting to someone right over my head.
I ordered a steak, Delmonico, (rib-eye) my favorite. I ordered it medium rare. I suppose it might have been medium rare when it came off the stove, but, since it had been placed on a steaming iron serving platter, it was more like medium-well when it was put before me. The meat was inferior, full of fat and gristle. When I was finished, half the plate was filled with the fat and gristle I had cut out. Further, there didn't seem to be any seasoning on the steak. It was tough and boring. Yuk.
I complained to the manager about the meat. He was very gracious about it, told me the meal was on him, and that I could come back and use the coupon at another time. I decided that I wouldn't do that, that forgetting the place was the best option.
Unfortunately, my head is sometimes up my own behind. When I got home, I put the coupon back in my stack of coupons and forgot it. A couple of months later, I found it and decided to go because I didn't realize I'd been there before.
The place was much less noisy and crowded at my second visit. I ordered barbecued wings and a pasta dish with shrimp.
The wings were awful. They were large, tough and tasteless . The sauce they were drowning in seemed to have almost a chemical taste. The pasta dish would have been very good had it been seasoned enough. The shrimp were perfectly cooked, though, and I was thankful for that.
I must say that the service was excellent on both the occasions I visited: courteous, friendly and efficient. The managers on both my visits were very kind and accommodating. Nevertheless, I will not go there, again.
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