Oh Ted's how we wanted to love you :(
The cucumbers in lieu of bread is a healthy alternative & very welcome. Those were devoured quickly. Since cucumbers are cheap esp when bought in bulk maybe offer another bowl like would be done with bread.
We had the homemade chips w/the french onion ranch dip dressing. The best part was the french onion ranch dip dressing that I would love the recipe for - yummy!
I had a crab cake starter & a side chopped salad. This was the perfect meal for a lighter size appetite. The crab cake had something hard in it that resembled a unpopped popcorn kernel. I thought I had lost part of one of my crowns when I bit into. The portion size as an appetizer is truly meant for 1 person & was perfect as the lunch portion vs. an appetizer. 2 ppl would have the crab cake knocked out in a 1.5 bites a piece.
My better half had the bison delmonico ribeye with mashed potatoes & carrots. The mashed potatoes & carrots were pretty pedestrian. The bison delmonico ribeye there were very high expectations since meat is the reason for Ted's - it was dry, tough & apparently, it hadn't rested before it was served :(
Our server, Lyda, was fantastic - very helpful & smiley. The service as a whole when the staff was on the floor was great. What still seems to be fine tuning is off the floor in the kitchen because we were seated in a booth all the way opposite the kitchen & could hear the staff yelling at each other.
W/the signature meat not done well or done too well as the case my be & not sure what had landed in the crab cake, not sure when we will be returning to Ted's.