"Pretty darn good! It wasn't a busy night. It also helped that we didn't arrive until after 830pm this evening.\n\nMore than 3 decades ago, I worked in the 1st Red Lobster of Champaign as part of the opening crew until about 18 months later. At Red Lobster I learned to cook all manner of food. Other than their grilled food, I imagine the food is prepared and cooked the same way as in times past.\n\nThat being said, I am not a fan of seafood (unless grilled outdoors) and generally defer to a nice steak and baked potato. My guest will most always choose the seafood side of the menu.\n\nI had a good NY Strip steak. She had a \"Festival of Shrimp\". The shrimp was reported to be completely delicious. The steak was... OK. A couple of times I've had to send back steaks that are overcooked or tough. This time wasn't one of those times. It was cooked to medium doneness properly with a warm pink center. \n\nGood food. Certainly not the least expensive. Which is probably why Red Lobster is only visited about once every 3 months. Had it been maybe $10 less expensive, it might have earned 5 stars."^^ . . . "0"^^ . . "2012-04-26T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "4"^^ . "0"^^ .