We arrived on a Saturday evening around five o'clock. Outside, the restaurant is decently landscaped and there is generous parking. We were welcomed immediately by two friendly hostesses and were quickly seated. The inside consists of three separate rooms; one is a dining area; one looks to be an area for larger parties; and one consists of the bar area. The décor is nice by sparse in a country/western motif. We could see two plasma TVs from our booth. The room was laid out with square tables in the center surrounded by booths along the walls. This arrangement is not conducive to dining when a restaurant is filled with toddlers. Each shriek only lessened our dining experience. Now, on to the food.

Food

Our waitress came to us almost immediately. She was nice and efficient. We started with drinks. The waitress was very knowledgeable regarding beer and sodas. I had an Orange Fanta and my husband had a Yuengling. My husband took a taste of his beer and was unpleasantly surprised by its lack of carbonation. The beer was flat and tasteless. He put the beer down on the edge of the table and the waitress came over and asked what was wrong with the beer. My husband explained and she said it was probably due to the fact it was the first draw off the keg. She came back with another which was a little less flat but not much more tasteful.

We decided to order an appetizer. My husband wanted the Chip and Dip Trio so we could sample their three dips. This item comes with Queso Verde Dip, Thick Tomato Salsa, and Spinach and Artichoke Dip served on a platter of crisp tortilla chips and churritto wheels.

The appetizer came in a reasonable time. The waitress explained that some people do not like the churritto wheels, and if we wanted more chips instead, she would provide them. I rather liked them. They are kind of like Funyuns in consistency without the good Funyuns taste. But, I liked the crunchy corn consistency. The chips were too thick and seemed stale. The tomato salsa tasted like bland ketchup with a few spices. It was too thick for our tastes. The Queso Verdi dip was my favorite. It was very cheesy and spicy. The spinach and artichoke dip was average. This was an expensive appetizer coming in at around $8.99.

I asked the waitress what she would recommend and she suggested Buffalo's Mixed Grill (which is what I was leaning toward anyway). You get a choice of two items from a list. I chose the jumbo tiger shrimp with Caribbean jerk sauce and a grilled top sirloin (medium rare) topped with jalapeno butter and onion straws. You also get a side of vegetables. My meal came and the waitress said there was something missing. I told her it was the vegetables and she immediately came back with a small plate of veggies. I started on the veggies which were overdone and tasteless. The steak was cooked to my order; however, it was slightly stringy and grainy. I liked the onion straws. The rice was okay but kind of dry. The shrimp had a nice Caribbean jerk sauce on them. Too bad the shrimp were sub par. They had a slight fishy taste to them. Overall, I felt my meal was not worth $13.99.

My husband ordered the chicken Juanita's Fajitas. She must have been off that day. It comes with onions, peppers, Mexican rice, and black beans. It is served with tortillas, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, and tomato salsa. The fixings were fresh, although a helping of guacamole would have been appreciated. The chicken was well-cooked and moist but bland. The onions and peppers, which were grilled with the chicken, were flat, not caramelized, and did nothing to enhance the taste of the meal. There was no charred spicy flavor normally associated with fajitas. Normally, this would be an entrée for which one would expect to pay $6 to $7. This entrée cost $10.99 and came with very little chicken. When compared with other restaurants, the value of this restaurant's fare just isn't there. The entire bill came to $42 before tip including drinks.

We may return to try wings as a take-out item. To me, it seems there has to be some redeeming quality to this restaurant, but I wouldn't count on it.