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| - First time I was here I was utterly surprised on how good the pizza was and how sick the beer selection is. Visited with Big Red and my lil one on Sunday after an all night wedding bender. The pizza hit the spot. Thin and chewey. Just how I like it. Thick pizza is NOT pizza...its casserole, dammit. Now, the staff was all really young and was standing around the pizza making area goofing around. Not annoying at all just a tad much when there are only 3 tables in the place and its kinda quiet. Its a nice change from the tight-ass servers in places now adays that act too cool and cant wait to take their tip money for an 8-ball and some Moscow Mules after work. I didn't mind the kids playing one bit. Now, our server on the other hand was out there. Took my 2 of the 3 drink orders at the table and left, leaving Big Red holding the beer menu and not even told her what she wanted. Um, ok.. All was good the rest of the meal until we got a takeaway box and our bill. Looney Tunes comes back and takes my plate with food that I WAS EATING away. Guess she's trying to tell me my tubby ass is done eating? Also, I know they are trying to have a standout beer selection but this is Mentor. Home of the Abercrombie, tanning, Bud Lt types. Hell, Mentor Ave is one continuous strip mall from hell. Zero originality. The first 2 beers we tried were draft. Both tasted like ass. Either the beer was old, the lines are dirty, or a mixture of both (what Im thinkin'). Had 2 different bottles after. Both tasted like they were old too. Diacetyl is a real thing. If your going to have 137 beers that no one (except for a select few) are going to drink then have a special once and a while and get those older beers out of stock. Take a small loss and people with start to know you have FRESH beer...not stank ass beer...
Oh and we didn't get balsamic on our Caprese salad because "most people don't like it and you have to ask for it on the side". That's the quote verbatim I got from some kid working there. Nothing like oily cheese and tomatoes. Good thing that vinegar bite wasn't there to ruin my Mentor, homogenized palate... Again, Mentor needs to step it up a little...
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