text: I wish I would have referred to Yelp first what is wrong with me My only excuse is it was someone elses suggestiondesire to come here Does that help redeem me at all nnI went here to meet former coworkers for lunch about a week ago and was quite impressedat the MENU I would heard mixed reviews about Cheddars for quite some time mainly concerning their slow service so I was a bit skeptical But their surprisingly tasteful interior and impressive menu brought about hope I have to say the impressiveness ends at the duecor and the menu selections I said SELECTIONSnnI had trouble making up my mind so many things lookedsounded so tasty I settled on the chicken tenders shrimp combo and a Caesar side salad I was impressed that my entruee came with two sides was not expecting that especially not for I selected the southern style green beans and baby carrots I must give credit where credit is due the SIDE ITEMS were great But it ended there Neither the chicken nor the shrimp had any flavor to them whatsoever I was shocked I did not even finish my chicken tenders because they did not seem fully cooked to me The breading on them was very light in color very flaky and TASTELESS as though it was nothing more than mere flour and maybe egg whites or buttermilk No seasoning at all Same with the shrimp Very blah to say the least And very disappointing nnService I must admit was much better than expected although bordering on smothering Had a very young waiter that seemed to try way too hard to be there for us and to try to be pleasant friendly was somewhat forced rather than genuine Started to get on my nerves then again if you knew me you would know that when you begin getting smothery you are pushing my buttons bigtime However given the negative reviews I would heard in the past regarding service I would rather have this than a nonexistent server so I quickly got over that He also did not seem to be that familiar with the menu its flexibility ie this can be subbed for that etc so that was a little bit of a turnoff to my dining companionnnIn a nutshell University City has far too many dining options so I would not select Cheddars again Even with commendable service the food has to match and this place just did not work for me not even a little I would rather eat at ChickFilA across the street