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| - An overpriced meal from chef Mike (Microwave). We had a the fried cheese, and stuffed mushroom appetizers. Then a club sandwich and french dip for entrees. And we each snagged a piece of cheesecake togo (Strawberry and dulce de leche).
Positives:
- My wife enjoyed her Strawberry cheesecake
- We wound up being two people at a booth meant for six. Was kinda nice having a bit more personal space, considering how crowded and busy the place was.
Negatives:
- Bit of a wait to get seated (25-30 min), but it was busy so I can't fault them for that. However I had a follow-up question after talking to the hostess and she decided to talk to a waiter about his day for 15 minutes instead of turn her head and help answer my question. Luckily a waitress came by and helped me out.
- The place was packed and the seating is done in such a way that made me feel like I was one sardine in a can. The big booth we got seated in helped out, but it was unfortunately right next to a server station, so the traffic right outside my booth was fast and plenty. Getting seated and leaving that spot made me feel like a cyclist in L.A. traffic.
- The appetizers were microwave meals. The mushrooms were a rubbery, bland, solid mass. The fried cheese was bland and the marinara dipping sauce was watery soup.
- The club was a bland stack covered in miracle whip.
- The french dip came with a shot glass amount of dip and the beef was about as low grade as you could get. Tearing threw the fat and sinew with my teeth turned my meal into a challenge.
- The fries had no seasoning and came to us about 15 minutes after our entrees got there.
- My dulce de leche cheesecake was a bit of a sad, bland mess as well.
If you think about it, when you boast over 250 menu items, how would you expect a chef to be able to keep fresh, quality ingredients for every one of those around, as well as be able to hone and refine every one of those dishes? I believe you can't, which worsens an experience that their layout already makes dismal.
I'm looking forward to avoiding this place like the plague in the future.
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