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| - I visited The Groves Bar and Grill in Gilbert, AZ with my husband and friend on a Friday night. We were greeted by a hostess who seated us promptly. There was some enjoyable live music playing when we arrived but unfortunately it ended shortly after our arrival (just after 9pm).
Our server was friendly, but shared that it was only his 4th day, so he wasn't as knowledgeable about the menu as we would have hoped. We started with the chips and salsa; pretty basic, but not bad. My friend and I ordered the "Backpacker" pizza. The menu indicated that one of the toppings was kalamata olives. We asked the server to only put the olives on one half, when it came out there were just plain green olives on half (and we later realized that we had been charged $1 to "add olives"). We asked our server if the 12" pizza was a "two-person" pizza and he recommended that we go with the 16" saying we might even have some leftovers. The pizza came LOADED with tons of fresh veggies, but after 2 pieces each, we were stuffed and ended up taking half of it home. The 12" would have been plenty. The pizza crust was light and fluffy. The fresh veggies could have been cut up smaller; they were quite large and made eating the pizza a bit more work, but overall the pizza was delicious!
My husband wasn't hungry when we went, so he got the Chicken Fried Steak to go. He ordered it with a baked potato; it also came with broccoli and a nice sized side salad. The balsamic vinaigrette dressing was good. Good size portions. He said it was alright, probably would have been better if he would have eaten it in the restaurant, rather than to-go. Overall, our server was extremely friendly and attentive, often checking in with us to see how our food was and if we needed drink refills. The owner stopped by our table and encouraged us to check out the outside patio area. The patio area outside looked really nice; we may have to sit out there next time we visit. Overall experience was very good; we'll definitely go back!
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