Problem: I usually go to this place for breakfast. In the past months they changed chef and manager. The food changed completely into nasty and not tasteful. Service changed a lot. Horrible. Do not spend your money in this place. Last time I complaint about the food to the waitress that called the manager. He humiliated us with rude comments plus he cannot speak English. We saw him screaming at the waitress in front of everyone which made us feel uncomfortable. Health department should visit this restaurant because we saw lots of violations like chefs not using hair restraints, dirty floor, presence of pests, employees touching food that are ready to eat with their bare hands, etc.. I can see someone getting sick from food contamination easily here..
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Problem: I hate giving out BAD reviews...especially at places that my friends have enjoyed. After all, that is the reason why we came here, because we heard GREAT things! Let me start off saying that the food was not BAD. It just was not notable in MY eyes, and it felt EXPENSIVE. And I didn't even pick up the tab this time! First example, Moonen Tater Tots ($9). Overpriced for the portion size...I think there were 9 or 10 tater tots in there?? That is about $1 a tater tot...and no, it's not drenched in truffle oil or accompanied by a fancy aioli. The taste was just ok...not very memorable. Braised Oxtail Croquettes Dijionnaise ($12). Looks like a mozzarella stick, but it's filled with oxtail and potato. It was good, just not liking my "bang for the buck" here. Chicken Pot Pie Nuggets ($11): Natural Jus with Peas and Carrots. These were interesting...good, different, but not great. I want something to stand out!! We aren't eating at Applebees...or spending Applebees money. Johnny's Dry Aged Burger ($18). I asked for double portion of Truffle Cheese, but it was NOT very truffle like and tasted DRY like a goat's cheese/brie...which I don't like at all. Sad, because it ruined my burger. Maybe if I had only one cheese, it would have been more tolerable, just don't compare this to Todd English's Olives Truffle Cheese Burger for instance...not the same burger or cheese...not even the same ballpark. The desserts were good, Pie Americana ($9): Apple Compote. Puff Pastry, Vanilla Ice Cream and Walnuts. Fancy apple pie, good flavor here...and the Mahalo Matcha Panna Cotta ($10): Green Tea Panna Cotta, Macadamia Nut Tuile, and Passion Fruit Sorbet. Good combination of flavors, but again, nothing really stood OUT to me, and it still felt a little overpriced. Seems like I am the minority here...everyone else seems to like this place. But I have no reason why I would go back and spend the cheddar. Pics :
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Problem: Decided to go here one Friday morning after hearing the hype. The restaurant was mildly busy, about 5 other families. The hostess was pleasant as was our waitress. The restaurant decor was cute with its vintage feel. I also enjoyed the fun 50's music playing! I rated this so poorly due to a few things... First off, we wanted orange juice but quickly noticed it was... $6.00 a glass!!! Now, if this were Phoenix or Scottsdale, I could understand the price! I could also understand the price if it were AMAZING and made from exotic oranges. Sadly, it was neither. My husband ordered the ham combo and it tasted great. I ordered the waffles with strawberries and cream. Sounded delicious, tasted mediocre and was $8.00!!!!!!! The waffle was the size of a small 6inch plate and had maybe 4 strawberry slices and 2 small scoops of whipped topping. The quality was far from $8.00 worthy! I've had better waffles at IHOP! In also want to mention, the waitress really pushed the large Wolfpack combo. Now there is one for $8.50, but that was not the one she was pushing, it was the $16.00 one!! She recommend it like, 4-5 times. We thought that was odd and maybe just our waitress, but when watching the other's, they all pushed it. Which made not only us, but several other customers uncomfortable. We actually had a conversation with the people at the table next to us about it. They too were shocked at the inconsistency of the pricing and the quality of the food. Needless to say, we will not be back. We would rather visit IHOP, Crackers & Co, or Wildberries.
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