text: I am a steakhouse regular.  It is the only food I really like and so I know what to expect for what kind of money.  This place is not worth the money.  I am not saying they are over priced...the area, the clientele and the overall perception of the place warrants a higher priced dining experience...what I am saying is Capital Grille does not belong in this arena.  \n\nThe visit was disappointing at best.  My husband and I showed 15 minutes early and got seated quickly...good!  \n\nWe ordered a drink and when they arrived ordered app.'s and entree's at the same time.  We had some bread with our drinks while waiting for app.'s...the table got \"crumby\" and you would expect that in this type of restaurant they would pull out their handy-dandy table scrappers...nope...I just kept sweeping it to the egde...whatever!  As a matter if fact, no one attempted to clear glasses, plates...I had to make eye contact with them and kind of \"offer\" to give them what I wanted off the table...HORRIBLE!!!  \n\nSo, the app.'s arrive and they are sub standard...I ordered a capese like app. (Beefsteak Tomato -Mozzarella cheese- Basil)..the point is the Tomato...they're the point of the dish...they were Green and not even close to ripe..ok...whatever...I eat around it basically.  My husband had Oysters...no crackers and had to beg for Tabasco...ok...we move forward...1 full hour went by before our server finally said they were having trouble in the kitchen...could they buy us a drink to tide us over.  I said no but only because we were headed for drinks afterwards and I really didn't want to end up wasted.  5 minutes later...he shows with drinks and says they are compliments of the manager as they know we have been waiting.  At this point my husband and I are not off the wall pissed but we're getting tired of sitting there and are hungry to boot...now add more alcohol.....DISASTER!\n\nSo, food finally arrives..I ordered the filet medium well...came Red...didn't bother to send it back...ate half and called it a day.  My husband ordered the Ribeye...it was just plain fat.  Now, it is a steak that needs fat to taste as good as it does...but this, again, was sub standard.  He had to cut awat 1/2 of it to get to decent meat!  \nHere comes the kicker...\n\nWe pay our bill and get out of there (no manager ever came to the table to apologize for the crap visit)...\n\nWe go to the bar that we were meeting people at and my husband starts to feel \"funky\" and not in a good way!!  He was telling the people in our party about Capital Grille when one of them says. \"I should have called Health and Sanitation on them last time I was there...I got food poisioning from my dinner\".  That was it...!!  We ended up leaving and going home where my husband proceeded to get sick...ALL NIGHT LONG!!!  Horrible visit ...terribly disappointing...and obviously charging way too much money for sub standard food...!  It was like a bait and switch with out the actual advertising how high end the meat is...its assumed that its higher end at $40-$50 a piece...well not by me.  DONE!  Wouldn't go back here for FREE!!!!!  We have always been fans of Mastro's Steakhouse and only went here because someone gave us a gift certificate...WE\"RE STICKING WITH MASTRO'S...You get what you pay for there and EVERYTHING IS A PLUS-TOP OF THE LINE!!