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Backdraft
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Dessert, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Has TV:
- Yes
3 reviews for Backdraft
3 reviews in English
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Review from JarHarms P.
DeKalb, IL
5/2/2011
Smack dab in the middle of a nice downtown area. The staff is really nice and friendly. I have eaten here twice. On the first visit I started with crawfish tails and cheeze sticks which were pretty good. The salad bar was OK but not special. I ordered the Chicken Falafle (sp?) which was recommended by the waitress and was actually really good. A friend got the lobster tail and was very happy with his choice saying he would order it again.
The second time I visited I was taking some customers out for dinner. The food was still really good as my friend ordered lobster tail again and I tried the ribeye. My only gripe was that it took way too long for the food to come out....I mean awkward long and kind of embarrassing in front of my customers. I do not want to be too rough as the food was great once it came out. But....this is something they may need to improve on. I agree that the pricing is scaled a bit higher than it should be, but this is still worth trying out. -
Review from Ashley S.
Shelby, MS
Second visit and this one happened to be my birthday. Walk in & up to the hostess, who looks at me and says,"What can I do for you?" Um... Greet us? Get us a table? Anything but stand there and ask that question?
Unfortunately, dining options are EXTREMELY limited in Cleveland these days because one must choose between starving due to lack of service or vomiting due to lack of food preparation standards. Backdraft was no exception.
It appears that servers have no set "section" here. So, our server was not only waiting on us, but another table at the back of the restaurant, which meant if you needed something you had to ask the hostess who would get the waitress... Etc... This is when they weren't all standing at the hostess station talking about one another.
Didn't order an app because it was obvious right from the start that we wouldnt see our server again for 30 min if we ordered one. Salad bar was ok, entree was mediocre & took entirely too long to arrive, could be because I saw 2 different cooks come to the hostess station to fuss about something while we were waiting on dinner. Food looked disgusting and the sides weren't enough to satisfy a child, much less an adult. (See photo) I had the pineapple salmon & hubby had the shrimp special. Neither were good enough to waste anymore time reviewing them.
Smoke does get into the non-smoking section, just FYI. I personally don't care, but the couple next to us that had a newborn with them appeared to.
Another fail for Cleveland dining. Surprise. Surprise. -
Review from noodlebean d.
Bolivar, MS
4/3/2010
This new Cleveland restaurant seems to be attracting crowds, but I don't know if they'll get a lot of repeat business. The food (mostly seafood and a couple of steaks) is mediocre and overpriced. My steak was tasty, but the salad bar and the side dishes were either not good or just ok. The firefighter theme is kind of strange. Plus, service was very friendly but very slow, and it's smokey even in the non-smoking section.
