I've given Nolen Kitchen a few chances over the last few years and I am officially done.  I want to like it, especially after the restaurant revamp they just did, but it just falls so flat for me every time.\n\nThis most recent experience we were seated about 25 min after out reservation time, fine whatever its a busy Saturday.  Once we do sit our server came by pretty quickly, but then for the rest of the night he was MIA.  We ordered a few apps, the zucchini chips were prob the highlight of the whole meal, that's sad.  The mussels were extremely chewy and sandy, we barely touched 1/2 the dish.  The pork belly tacos were okay, the pork belly seemed overcooked or something, it was very tough.\n\nFor entrees my friend wanted the hangar but they just sold out and only had the NY strip, fine.  I wanted a salad and the steak sandwich, well they told me no go on that either because they ran out of the steak, so my sister spoke up and said no you should be able to use the strip so the server came back again and they offered something else a lower quality of meat, but fine I will try it.  My sister got the short ribs.  All were just meh.  My friends steak wasn't cooked properly so that went back fast thanks to the manager walking by, not our server of course.  My caprese was good, but I don't think you can really mess that up, steak sandwich was chewy and a bit fatty.  My sisters short rib and grits, well the grits were okay but I am not a grit eater so hard to know what's good.  BUt the short ribs were sooo dry, belch.\n\nSo at this point we are just done and want to get out.  We ask for the check when we can finally flag the server down, then we set it out immediately on the corner of the table.  No joke he walked by at least 5 times and ignored it.  Service seems to be an issue at other places from this restaurant group, so I guess its not something they care about.  But when the food just isn't up to par either, well 3 strikes and they are out.  I can honestly say I will be just fine heading to other places in the area and not thinking twice about Nolen Kitchen in the future.