Noelle M.'s Profile

5 stars for their chips & queso alone. Best I've ever had.

I usually find myself here on a Tuesday for their $4.99 Dos Tacos special (2 oversized tacos, chips, drink) which is a great deal, filling, and tasty as well. The chicken quesadillas are good too. Most of the food isn't extremely flavorful, but that is easily amended with a trip to the hot sauce bar, with quite a large selection of sauces in varying degrees of heat. I don't do spicy at all so I always stick to the DELICIOUS sweet chili sauce -- it goes with everything. Crushed ice in the drinks is pretty awesome as well. Decent variety in the menu, many very customizable options. I could eat here multiple times a week but I try to limit myself to one visit every two weeks.

The decor consists of sci-fi murals and local memorabilia. They always seem to have a really great selection of music playing. It's usually always busy around dinner time and definitely packed on Tuesday evenings. It's nice that if there is a long line they'll often bring your drinks before you order.

With all the comparisons to Five Guys I was excited to find a similar place closer and cheaper, especially since I'm not really a burger person and Five Guys makes some of the only burgers that I can tolerate. However, Yelp has failed me.

I like that the bun is a nice roll that is toasted and buttered. The sauce/topping selection was extensive, though they happened to be out of BBQ sauce on the night that I went, which was a huge let down. The patty was extremely thin, which wouldn't have been a problem if it wasn't dry as well. The fries looked like they had been sitting out for a while and tasted like it too. A tad overpriced for it to be so unspectacular.

Was in the Buckhead area for a few hours and went here with a friend around closing time on a Sunday and it was still busy.

Nice vibe inside of the restaurant and the staff was very friendly. Though it is a casual style restaurant where you seat yourself and fill your own drinks, we were asked multiple times if we needed refills or anything extra. The prices were reasonable.

Started off with a bolini, which is a well-seasoned breadstick with pepperoni and cheese inside and then I had a slice of cheese pizza. The slices are rectangular, with a light, airy, yet crisp crust. I loved it. I wanted to try the gelato but was too stuffed. My friend ordered the bocce balls to go and said that they were amazing even after reheating.

Hope to go back here next time I'm in Atlanta.

Went here for lunch with a group of friends while visiting Nashville. We found a great coupon on http://restaurant.com to get a $25 gift certificate for $3. Perhaps that should've been indicative of quality.

The staff was friendly and the service was just okay. While the chef made conversation and did a few tricks (onion volcano, juggled an egg), his showmanship was lacking in comparison to my experience with other hibachi restaurants.  

Overall, the food was lackluster. The salad dressing had more of a mayo taste than ginger, the fried rice was bland, the vegetables were greasy, and the steak was flavorless, though the portions were large. Considering what we paid, I'm not too disappointed, however if we had paid full price this would've been a terrible dining experience.

I've tried most of the pizza places in the area and Grande is a step above chain pizza places like Domino's and Pizza Hut, but not quite the New York Style I've been looking for. The sauce was eh and the crust could have been more crisp.

We also ordered the mild wings which were surprisingly bland...seems kinda hard to mess that up.

Delivery didn't take too long, but it's a bit pricey considering the very average quality and many other options around. It's worth another shot, but not a place I'd regularly order from.

Lackluster food, average service.

Went for lunch on a weekend and it wasn't crowded but the waitress seemed barely attentive. The complimentary chips and salsa are ok for them to be free, except the salsa is too watery and peppery for my liking. I ordered the grilled steak fajita sandwich and my mother had the crab nachos. I didn't try the crab nachos, but I was told there was nothing special about them. The steak fajita sandwich, however, was a long way from decent. It looked great when it arrived, but the steak was flavorless and overcooked, making it almost impossible to eat.

I second all of the comments about this being a Hooters with a Mexican flare. The prices are good, but there is nothing else to lure me back.

Best Cuban food I've had. Great prices for their lunch specials, I always get the Filete de Pollo and it's always excellent. The garlic bread is also delicious.

It's usually really crowded around lunch time, but there's never a long wait and the service is pretty fast once you're seated.

Closest thing Gainesville has to Pei Wei (which is far superior).

Trendy, popular environment with lighted tables, TVs, and seemingly always busy. Staff isn't that friendly, but food arrives in a timely fashion even when busy. Typical pan-Asian menu, expect to pay about $10 for a meal.  Bento boxes have great variety, but the rice bowls are more filling.

Delivery not recommended because the food will most likely arrive soggy.