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This turned out to be a great place to watch the playoff games since I was on business travel. 2 for 1 drafts also worked out well. Service was prompt, I had no issues, even though the tables were mostly filled.  

On the other hand, I had a wing appetizer and a Mahi mahi dinner while watching the game - and I really wouldn't come here for the food again.

Very tasty. Love the way they serve the wine flights with take home card. Wifey and I each had an app and an entree, and shared them all. We also split a light pane cotte dessert and press pot of coffee. Our favorite part was actually a bit of a garnish they served with the fish special - which was plated on a dollop of whipped potatoes which tasted like they had somehow infused with an intense parsnip extraction.

Servings are a bit bigger than tapas, but perhaps not as large as a full dinner entree in some places - but that was fine with us. We're always tempted to order too much at most places anyways. The net result is serving size makes it a bit pricey for our budget (i.e. special occasion rather than any old dinner out), but everything was well done and we'll definitely come back.

A good, interesting date night choice for me and wifey. It was the Tuesday after Christmas ... so the kitchen must not have restocked, because they were out of a number of things we wanted to try. But what we did have - a bbq-ish hangar steak and a seville orange sauced muscovy duck breast with sweet potato gnocchi - was solidly good.  Our service was prompt and attentive - though the restaurant was fairly empty so they didn't have to work hard to achieve that. We're glad we tried the place and enjoyed our evening - but aren't feeling like we need to rush back.

Well, our dishwasher broke just a few weeks after their last visit. So we called them to take a look, with the warning that there was no way we were paying yet another travel/service charge for them to diagnose the issue after our previous experience - that if they were going to stand behind their work, they should come look at it; but if not, we sure weren't paying them to come look.  

To be fair, they did agree to waive the service charge for this third trip, then diagnosed yet another issue, and charged us for the part. The part was expensive enough where I'm sure they covered their overhead from it, though I don't think they artificially inflated it. I think they always charge that much for the part. But they did waive the even more expensive service charge, so I'll allow them one more star and update the review so you can make your own decision on whether you want to do business with them. We still have no inclination to.

Great new project from Chef Voltaggio!!

Nice deli sandwiches on real artisan bread for $5. Tasty homemade soups for $3. Substantial salads for $4. So it's actually cheaper to eat here than most downtown delis ... but there's not a sysco can or wonder bread loaf in sight.  Oh, and grab a free apple on the way out as well. It would be great if they can sustain these prices, but even if not, this is the kind of place you could eat at 3 days a week.  Special treat - today Bryan was in there, sleeves rolled up, making sandwiches.

Tasty beers, tasty pizzas, nice open atmosphere. It's a winner.

I'm wondering why - after a dozen years of coming here - that we haven't tried Brenda's yet. But we did tonight, and wow, we've been missing out. Three pizzas, three winners. The cheese pizza and greek pizza both drew raves from the family, but the meat lovers was the standout for being far tastier and far less greasy than we expected. We'll be back!

Small town diner with aspirations for more. Typical burgers/sandwiches/fried chicken type stuff on menu - but with daily specials that crank it up a notch.  You can bring your own bottle if you'd like, and even call ahead for a special menu if you book a party (we haven't done this, but friends have, and had a nice evening).

We went last week on a school night for a quick family dinner. Wifey and I stuck with the basic fare: cheeseburger, turkey reuben, fries, cucumber salad, etc. That was all very good and quite reasonable.  

Our teenager of course sought out the most expensive thing on the menu (or close to it) - the evening special chicken marsala. He didn't like it all that much compared to the version I make at home for him  - but then again his idea of fine dining is going thru BOTH drive-ins so you can dunk your big mac in your frosty.  In other words, the chicken marsala is probably just fine.  I do remember last time I ate here (years ago), I had some americanized shepherd's pie type meal, andremember it being simple but tasty.

Service was pleasant and friendly. Consistent with other reviewer's experiences, one of the owners stopped by our table, all warm and welcoming, to make sure we were having a good meal - and when my wife had questions on the desserts, he just brought a few out for a show and tell demo.

I'm sure we'll go back.

Unlike previous reviewers, we didn't see any mice, and we didn't have bad service. Nor did we read the reviews in advance. We just wandered in as we walked by this quaint looking place in between meetings  - because it was 1PM and we were hungry.

I didn't have high expectations for quality at a lunch buffet. I wasn't even expecting large quantity.  But I expected a plate of food, and it fell a bit short.

Even though it was 1PM, and buffet was supposed to run til 2:30 - most of the dishes were almost gone when we plated up - and then didn't get replenished. There was ample tandoori chicken, but it was boring. The chicken masala was good and the "salad" was real good - but were more or less gone, so we only had a little, with no shot at any more. The rice pudding was gone. The spinach paneer was decent enough. There was some of a mixed veggie dish left, and it was pretty good - except for the fibrous/woody/unchewable/inedible chunks of something lurking in the mix.

Since my wife's not much into Indian food, I don't get the opportunity to have it very often - maybe a few times a year is all. So I'm no expert. But I know I've had much better - even at suburban lunch buffets.

Who actually reads reviews for title companies? Worse, who actually writes reviews for them?

But I'm gonna write one and give out some stars, because Dan at UTS helped me out today.

Several years ago, United Title helped me "record" a personal mortgage from a family member. For the pleasure of paying a hefty recordation fee to the county, along with the proper paperwork prepared by UTS - that made the loan all official, so I could write the interest off my income taxes. (On a side note, this is the kind of stuff that internet players like Virgin Money make simple - except they weren't licensed in MD.) Anyways, after Virgin Money had to punt, and then a few local lawyers gave me dumb looks when I asked if they could help, I stumbled onto United Title, and they knew exactly what to do, and did a fine job of getting it done.

The better part is, now a few years later, I've paid off that mortgage and need to get the lien released. Even though the county recorder's office will be pleased to charge me another fee to make it happen - they couldn't actually explain how to make it happen. So I stopped back in to United Title, and Dan knew exactly what to do and hooked me up with all the right forms in just a few minutes while I waited.