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| - Have you ever heard the expression "Presentation is Everything!", well this is one of the times that doesn't apply.
The presentation of the food is great and the ambiance and scenery is great as well, however the taste of the food is just so-so.
Me and my wife went to The Chart House to take advantage of their Restaurant Week 3-Course Special.
We both started with the Caesar Salad, which was small and had a string Anchovy taste. The parmesan cheese and croutons were good and the salad was crisp but the dressing ruined the salad. For great Caesar Salad go to The Melting Pot or Mad Greens
We shared the Macadamia Nut Encrusted Chicken and the Maple & Ginger Glazed Salmon, both came with Coconut Ginger Rice. The Chicken was served in a peanut sauce which didn't really add to the Chicken, the Chicken was good but would have been better if the macadamia nuts were crushed rather than larger chopped pieces. The Salmon tasted like plain salmon, apparently the Maple ginger glaze was either forgotten or it just ran off the salmon to the bottom of the dish because that was the only place there was any sauce. The Coconut Ginger Rice didn't have any noticeable Coconut flavor or Coconut flakes, and the ginger flavor wasn't very pleasing.
We finished with the Vanilla Creme Brûlée, which was done perfect and was very good.
If I were to go again i would probably try the Crispy Coconut Shrimp because that's hard to get wrong or just have the Creme Brûlée and a drink after the sun goes down.
WARNING: The chairs in the back room by the deck are very uncomfortable. The chair legs extend all the way up into the chair pad, not under it, and jam you in the bottom of your legs.
Last critique about this restaurant, the floor plan is very cramped with pillars in wall way areas and the waiting area/host counter is in the path to get to the restrooms or out of the restaurant and feels like an obstacle course. Really needs a new floor plan.
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