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| - I went to Turtle Jacks for the first time yesterday. It was my brother's birthday and our family had Groupon vouchers. Although I didn't know anyone who had tried this restaurant before, he said that a friend really liked the food.
Walking in, I thought the decor and design was nice enough, standard sort of casual fine dining with sports channels on all the TVs and a wine cellar with glass doors. Sort of an upscale cabin interior.
Anyway, the menu had a good selection of bar food, steakhouse, and gourmet sandwiches, etc. I ordered the fish tacos (they were out of my first choice, the bison meatloaf), my mom had the pot roast grilled cheese, my dad got the chipotle steak, and my brothers ordered the steak fajitas and a burger. Our sides included lobster mashed potatoes (which sounded really good), french onion soup, fries, and salad.
We had arrived at 7:30 and ordered a bit slowly. The server was very nice and when she didn't know the answer to how much an certain off-menu side would cost, she would go check for us immediately.
After we ordered, we waited impatiently for our food as the different smells of food wafted out of the kitchen. At one point, I checked the time and realized that it was 8:30. We probably waited at least 45 minutes for our food to arrive. It wasn't a busy night either. There were probably about 5 or 6 other tables that were occupied in the large restaurant.
When the food finally arrived, I was pleased with the portion sizes of everything. Everything was large, especially the grilled cheese and burger, except the steak, which looked quite tiny, but was very thick and filling. The grilled cheese was delicious, with tender pieces of meat and buttered and toasted bread.The tacos were juicy. The steak was mediocre, as was the burger. The fajitas were pretty good. As for the sides, the fries were amazing, thick and nicely crispy. The lobster mashed potatoes were also pretty great, with a couple large chunks of meat buried in the hot-sauce drizzled mound. The french onion soup was very filling, more edible than drinkable, really. The salad had nice pieces of bacon sprinkled on top. All in all, the food was worth the wait.
At the end, we were quite full but my brother got a free birthday brownie out of the evening. A warm Skor brownie with fudge, ice cream and whipped cream on top. Everyone had a bite and it was absolutely delicious.
I would recommend this place again but skip the steak which takes too long to cook. They have a good variety and the food is great and well-presented. The wait staff is friendly and the price point is average.
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