We tried this place yesterday based on the number of votes Eat has. Frankly, I was most unimpressed with Eat; here is my review: Food: I ordered the chicken fried steak with gravy, toast, scrambled, and potatoes. For starters, the meat itself wasn't the greatest; it was tougher than expected and didn't cut well. The batter/breading was strange; it wasn't hot (temperature), crispy, or crunchy....it was just lukewarm and flavorless. The potatoes had a great "potato" flavor but that was about it...they were advertised as chive potatoes; we didn't find or taste any chives! The gravy, for myself, was the worst part. The gravy was too heavily flavored with smoked paprika; it's way obvious! There was so much smoked paprika in the gravy that it became overwhelming and I could only eat 1/4 of my chicken fried steak. The scrambled were scrambled...how can that be messed up? I feel if the toast weren't sliced so thick, then it would just seem like ordinary toast; it's just regular thick-sliced toast...no butter which was irritating; every place butters the toast, unless the customer declines. Customer Service: We didn't receive our drinks from the bus person, instead, we waited until our waitress came to take our order...very lame; especially seeing as how there's at least a dozen staff running around the place. They were very nice and pleasant. Atmosphere: Divey. I didn't really like our seat. Right next to my head was another solid-wood table....pushed directly up to ours, only the edge of the table was right next to my temple the whole meal! I don't know who planned the floor space but would have rather sat outside. I like their open kitchen. Price: Not bad. Overall, it wasn't a bad experience, but I was really disappointed with my experience in general. There's way too much hype for a place with such a scant menu...there's nothing special about anything; where's the locally sourced ingredients, organic? Only a handful of ingredients were labeled as organic. Honestly, I didn't find simple complexity in their food, i found simplistic, bland food prepared in a hurry. I love the downtown area but I don't support restaurants that thrive on overrated reviews and underperform as a result of their oversized egos.
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