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| - I haven't had Red Lobster in years, maybe since undergrad, that was over 10 years ago. I hardly ever see commercials for Red Lobster so I always miss the deals. A co-worker of mine advocated heavily for Red Lobster all you can eat shrimp deal. He said, "Trust me ... it's not the same endless shrimp deal you had years ago". So I tried it. We (3 of us) went to Red Lobster this past Sunday. We originally went to the restaurant in Gilbert, the wait for a party of 3 was 30 - 40 minutes.
My boyfriend called Red Lobster in Chandler, the wait was 15 minutes. Since it was only a 15-minute drive, we decided to go with that one. The minute we arrived we were seated. Our server was Natasha. She was AMAZING. SO attentive, patient and quick. Natasha kept the biscuits coming, the waters and strawberry lemonades coming and of course the shrimp. Like always, or at least like I remembered, I got super full on 2 biscuits and my house salad before my shrimp and baked potato came out so my endless shrimp experience was cut short.
My first go round I ordered the Mediterranean Shrimp and the Nashville Hot shrimp. Man, they were sooooo tasty. The presentation though ... pretty lame. The Nashville Hot shrimp looked exactly like the regular fried shrimp except the breading wasn't crispy, it was soggy but the flavor was awesome. It looked NOTHING like the commercials. Same with the Mediterranean Shrimp, again taste amazing but the presentation ... thumps down. My second go round I ordered the shrimp scampi and another order of Nashville Hot.
My boyfriend ordered the regular fried shrimp and shrimp scampi the first time. The second time around he ordered shrimp scampi again and Nashville Hot. They really were a hit! My boyfriend's son stuck with chicken tenders. 3 biscuits in he had a food coma lol ... Natasha noticed, asked if we needed anything and how could she help. That was sweet. Overall this was a really good dinner and I'll definitely visit this location again for endless shrimp.
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