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| - My dear Yelp Friend Thomas S. will kill me for giving this place 4 stars, especially after I teased him for coming here a while ago however, once he (and you) read this review, you might forgive me.
I am here visiting my Mom, her husband and my Grandma. For those of you who follow my or Toni M.'s reviews, Toni is my step-mom, but she and my Dad have been together since I was 7 (almost 30 years now) and though I have never called her "mom" she and I are as close as I am to my real mom. ANYWAY....
I was just in Disneyland where everything is close together and you get to choose which line you stand in. Same could be said for this area of Peoria. It is the land of chain restaurants. You name it, it is here. Applebee's (yep), Red Lobster (yep), Olive Garden (yep), PF, Cheesecake,the list goes on and on. Why Elephant Bar. well here are the reasons:
1. Mom, Husband and Grandma all have 20% off cards for being Sr. Citizens at the Elephant Bar (we are close to Sun City).
2. Grandma had a coupon (this is a running joke in our family btw).
3. Their food doesn't make Grandma sick (though she does complain half way through the meal that her food is cold and then gets a new meal to take home.
4. Big menu
5. Did I say Grandma had a coupon?
Anyway, we drove to town to surprise my mom and grandma. My mom just turned 60 and as a gesture for this milestone, she is having a Bat Mitvah at her synagogue. You see, back when she was turning 13, girls didn't go through this rite of passage. We showed up with out either she or Grandma knowing we were coming. We first came to mom's house (her husband knew) and then they picked up Grandma to meet us at the restaurant. My grandmother came through the door, looked right at me and said "You look just like my granddaughter". It took her a minute and when I stood up, she started to cry she was so happy (she is going to be 85 this year).
We had a great waitress who put up with my Grandma. That alone gets a lot of stars in my book. I had a delicious salad (Thai Salad), and everyone else was pleased with their meal (even if half way though Grandma's was cold).
I had been to this location before and it was ASS. This time, the service was great, I ordered well and was happy.
Now, tonight, we shall see what happens...it will be dinner at a local chain not a national one, so we shall see!!
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