Went to Martin City location around 6 o'clock on Friday night. Drove awhile to get there. Saw the Diners, Drive-in's and Dives show. No soap or paper towels in men's restroom. Sat at bar and the bartenders seemed more interested in talking to the cute, young women at the end of the bar than serving us. The parking lot was empty, just a few people inside. Ordered a bourbon off their list and they didn't even seem to know they had it. Went to a back room to pour it. They could have poured any type of bourbon in there. Had the fries and they were fresh cut and good. But wow, work on customer service and pour the drinks in front of the customer. Might try the original location, not this one again.
Mixed reviews, just completed my first and maybe last visit to Torreon.
Nice ambiance, but a "booth" is really a table with half of its seats against the wall.
Server was very good. Chips were excellent and warm, the salsa was good.
I ordered a margarita, "Our fish bowl margarita (house blend) is good" Yuk! It tasted odd, if not weird. And, with an after burn on the tongue. I'll have a regular one, please.
A "fish bowl" of ice with a little liquid in it arrived. It tasted like a regular margarita. Ok.
I ordered the chicken fajita. My companion, two beef enchiladas, "no onions".
The enchiladas were described to me as "basic". When asked, "good, bad or indifferent"? She replied "indifferent".
The fajita tasted good, but was more or less, middle of the road as far as fajitas go. The chicken, although not completely "dry", was not moist either.
The big shock came when the check arrived. Food prices were reasonable, but they charged $18.00 for 2 margaritas! "You had top shelf". I never requested "top shelf", and there was absolutely nothing special about the two glasses loaded with ice and very little fluid, until some ice melted, that I received. They made no effort to reconsider.
So, as I told the hostess, food was ok, but I'll not be back for $9 margaritas.
I went there about 2PM. About 4 other customers in the place. Unfriendly waitress in no hurry to bring me a menu. This is the only BBQ joint I have ever been in that didn't have BBQ sauce available on the table, & Miss Personality, the waitress, acted like it was an imposition to bring me a tiny thimble full to me. The m eat wasn't great, but at least there wasn't much of it. Overpriced blandness. How they are still in business is a mystery.
We were told that the state of Kansas would no longer allow the restaurant to sell pitchers of beer. What?
This food at this restaurant is nothing special. Not terrible, but nothing to go back for. The main reason I won't go back is because of the filth. It looks like it hasn't changed or been cleaned since the 70's. I do not recommend spending time or money here.
The only thing we liked was the salsa. The chips and taco shells were store-bought, not fresh. I had a chicken hard-shell taco that came out cold (none of the cheese on it melted at all) and leaking water. The shell was just soggy on the bottom. The burrito was just above room temperature, and nothing special. Lack of flavor to everything except the salsa.
Not the best valve and quality of steaks in my opinion. I have been there at least 10 times to eat dinner. If you like ribeye 's save your money. Nice clean place, bar tenders sometimes need to be flagged down. They have more competition these days and they need to step up there game without increasing prices.
When they first opened this 54th ST. location on NE Barry Rd. near Liberty, it was one of only a few restaurants in that area. Now it's very built up with many choices. Many have come and several have gone in the past 10 years. The 54th St. seems to attract the shoppers from the near by strip malls and Wal-Mart. In the early years, this 54th ST. was at least OK, nothing special, but decent enough and closer to Kearney where we live than most other restaurants. But we stopped going there after a waiter, botched our large group order. Example: "Oh you wanted the salad before your meal?" Complaining only got us a gift certificate for $10. off the next visit. No thanks. On an earlier trip, our waiter asked us to give him his tip before we were done, because he was ending his shift. Amazing! To be fair, the Liberty area is service worker challenged. and good help is hard to find and harder to keep given the low wages and poor management in many of these corporate chain boxes. The food at 54th St. is similar to other family American fare style boxes like Appplebee's, etc. We usually opt for The Corner Cafe which is a few feet away from the 54th St. location.
Great cooking classes...horrible customer service. In the past two years, we have had 5 classes cancel on us and 2 reschedule with minimal notice. This is more than half of the classes that we have enrolled in. Perhaps we pick poor choices, but we are getting tired of having our plans change. The refund policy, especially for rescheduled classes is also crazy.
No A/C and one of the specialities is sweet potato fries but they were so salty and almost burnt you could not eat them...
Turkey was ok but the sauce was so dang hot.
It was pretty sad tonight!! The owner worked for Plaza 111 and the biggest restaurants in New York. Invest in an A/C unit tight wad!!!!!
This place is no longer open.
Rating Detail:
Food: 3
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 2
Value: 2
Overall: 2
We try JG last night, and I don't know, it just seemed OK, nothing special. We waited at the bar for a half hour and had a drink, it was fine. Then we were seated in a strange center room for dinner, was it light blue or white, not sure because the lighting was so eerie. There was nothing on the walls except marks where the chair had rubbed off their paint. Hardly inviting, and I won't lie to you, the room tainted my view of the entire night. And there were TVs all over the place, they just didn't fit in a dining area. OK so then the food came, again, it was fine, nothing exceptional, and the plating was uninspiring. The rotisserie chicken was moist, but a bit boring. The vegetarian plate was weird, just 5 random sides on a plate. And I don't know why the Pitch says it's "vegetarian friendly", because there's that and a few side salads for vegetarians, that's it! The "come back" sauce is pretty much the same stuff that you would find with any "bloomin' onion" type dish. And the place is really loud. The prices are fair, service was good, but... I just don't see us going back when there are so many better place in the area that are better than just OK.
Rating Detail:
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 2
Value: 3
Overall: 2
Unfortunately my Valentines day dinner for my wife was ruined by very unsatisfactory food at City Tavern Saturday night. My wife ordered the Mixed seafood grill and received 1 scallop, 1 small piece of dry salmon and few shrimp for $26.00. Oh by the way it was also luke warm. When told about the situation the waitress took it back and brought the same dish back out slightly warmer. Unfortunately when you reheat quickly seafood and rice you only make it worse. At no time did the manager come over to discuss the situation. We were given complementary dessert. No offer to comp the real problem--my wife's dinner. We can write-off City Tavern for ourselves and all of our friends
Rating Detail:
Food: 2
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Value: 1
Overall: 2
Unfortunately my Valentines day dinner for my wife was ruined by very unsatisfactory food at City Tavern Saturday night. My wife ordered the Mixed seafood grill and received 1 scallop, 1 small piece of dry salmon and few shrimp for $26.00. Oh by the way it was also luke warm. When told about the situation the waitress took it back and brought the same dish back out slightly warmer. Unfortunately when you reheat quickly seafood and rice you only make it worse. At no time did the manager come over to discuss the situation. We were given complementary dessert. No offer to comp the real problem--my wife's dinner. We can write-off City Tavern for ourselves and all of our friends
Rating Detail:
Food: 2
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Value: 1
Overall: 2
Burnt fries, burnt bread, undercooked chicken ... the food that came out should never have left that kitchen!
Rating Detail:
Food: 1
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 1
Value: 2
Overall: 2
The first time I went to Aladdin Cafe', I had a great experience. The food and service was spectacular. I went a second time, with 5 friends, much to all of our disappointment. They ran out of the special I ordered, but didn't tell me, instead they tried to serve me something else, much to my waitresses horror. I was given the option of eating the food I didn't order, or waiting another 30-45 minutes while they cooked something else. The manager never came to talk to me, until I asked to speak to him. When I did, he was the most pompous person I have ever met. No tact, nothing. After that, all I can say is that the 5 of us will never return.
Rating Detail:
Food: 2
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 2
Value: 1
Overall: 2
This restaurant seems to be on the downside of their popularity arch. The dated decor and openness of the room gave it a very hotel-esque feel. The service team was prompt but unenthusiastic about the menu, which clearly needs a makeover in addition to the atmosphere. Given the price of the food, the only logical conclusion is that people with money live nearby and are willing to sacrifice it for convenience. It is entirely too mediocre to spend $150 for dinner. Kansas City has great restaurants, however both the interior and the menu of EBT needs immediate updating to be considered one of them.
Rating Detail:
Food: 3
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 2
Value: 1
Overall: 2
My Father and I took some friends from Springfield,Mo. here,upon my suggestion.I had read a few reviews and they deemed it a worthy place to take these people.Boy!! We were disappointed on a large scale.We found the meat to be salty and overcooked.The salad bar was comprised of basic open the can and dump in a fancy bowl dishes and the soups were very much the same.We all agreed that you paid for ambience. Which was nothing more than the same fancy woodwork from the previous failed restaurant,that we also tried one Sunday for Brunch.The only word that comes to my mind is "Lackluster".
Rating Detail:
Food: 2
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 4
Value: 1
Overall: 2
The sylists and people that work there are amazing. It is a cute little shop with nice products however the owner is rude and disrespectful! I don't know how she expects to have a successful business when she treats people the way she does. The atmosphere is "uptight" and you almost feel like your not allowed to speak!
Rating Detail:
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 1
Value: 2
Overall: 2
Re: “Swagger Fine Spirits and Food”
Instant/fountain tea and cheese SAUCE versus real cheese on their baked potato fries. Ruined what would have been a good meal (good burgers). Used to be better.