"Extremely subpar but they tried to make it right. Initial feel of the place is different than what we're used to coming from NYC, it definitely has its own country charm. You can tell it's been around a long time in both good and not so good ways. I'm sure they have their large share of loyal customers. Stood around for about 8 minutes up front with only 2 small parties seated in the whole place. At least the barback nodded after he dried his 7th glass. We're not wary of people during Covid but we did notice this was the only place we've been to since we've moved down where no one wore gloves or masks. Eh whatevs. What did take stars off was mainly the food. Our appetizer was calamari decent, solid 3.5 of 5. Batter was on the thick side but nicely seasoned, tentacle pieces were a bit on the mushy side though at the ends and we had a lot of those pieces. I had the Hawaiian salad (trying to be good for once) and was sorely disappointed. The chicken was the best part, but the pineapples had no color, super dry, clearly not ripe should've 86. The waitress gave me a side of grapes to cover for it. I LOVE red onion, but they were haphazardly chopped way too large in comparison to the other toppings and too many. The different types of cheeses made no sense and lent nothing to the dish. I tasted zero teriyaki. The salad overall was a fail. Less Hawaiian more left over prep scrap salad. Had a flavor profile in mind that it didn't even remotely touch on. Need to add all the extra bits that were in the salad onto the menu. I would've never ordered it if I had known what all was in it, because it really didn't make sense, lol. Hubby had the steak. Kind of pricey for the size especially in comparison to other steaks we've had in the area even to NY standards tbh. He ordered medium, got it well done. Seasoning was okay, we never get steak sauce, he almost asked for it. Mashed potatoes were okay, a little on the bland side. Best part was the veggies which were delicious. Overall 2.5 of 5. Had a whiskey sour. Decent. Solid 4 of 5. We usually order dessert but just wasn't feeling it. Waitress was sweet. If we go back it would be for drinks at the bar and maybe stick to just apps. Worth maybe trying again, locals raved about this place, maybe the kitchen was having an off day lord knows it happens. Happy to update review if we have a better experience second go around."
