Erica J.
Yelp
I normally prefer not to go to chain restaurants. Normally the quality isn't there because corporate just sucks the life out of every restaurant. I'm more of a small business mom and pop, let's support small businesses kinda girl. But crazy enough over the years. We have collected a very large amount of gift cards that have accumulated. His mom keeps giving us those gift cards that give you the same options of like five different restaurants. Neither one of us has ever been to Cheddars before, but we have seen the sign. My girlfriend lives in the area and recommended this place and says it's fantastic and raves about this drink called painkiller. The crazy thing about the rule of ordering a painkiller is you can only have two per person. I don't know if I'm an alcoholic, but after one I didn't feel anything. Is it a tropical drink with your typical coconut pineapple mixture with other concoctions in it, served in a large margarita glass....Not bad. I would pass on it next time. I'd rather stick with my vodka soda and it has way less calories.
OK, so my first impression with walking in it seems very nice. We spot at the bar and opted for that instead of a table. This is our normal Wednesday night date night and table is just boring and we can go do that at home. The bar is off to the side and is pretty large. The bartender seems a bit overloaded for not a busy night but he was very pleasant and did a great job. The menu has a lot of great options. I normally try to stay away from the fried food since I'm not at a fast food restaurant. Or am I?
Potato soup - you won my heart and you taste way better than Panera bread version.
Now I have to mention the Buttery croissants that are served to you complementary. Holy cow, was this delectable in every shape and form. How do they make this unbelievably mouthwatering delicious. My husband wanted to save his for after dinner as his dessert because it was so sweet. And I do not mean sweet as a bad way just seems more appropriate for after dinner. But life is short, eat your dessert first.
Key West shrimp and chicken - comes with rice and two sides. I got a side of green beans and broccoli. Holy freaking butter! Did they literally put a whole container of butter when cooking this meal? I swear if every parents made green beans, the way that this restaurant cooks green beans, those kids would eat them up like candy. The chicken was good. I wish the toppings of the pineapple salsa concoction they put on it was more flavorful. Crazy enough everything else on the dish had so much sugar and butter. Don't get me wrong this dish and my husband's dish was excellent. But there is no way in hell is this healthy in any way shape or form. If you want a meal that's not saturated with sugar and butter please let them know to cook everything plain. If I come back here to use the rest of the gift cards, I'm going to have to do that. I swear it tells you the calories on the menu, but I feel like you have to triple that amount. The food was phenomenal. It was great atmosphere, good bartender everything came out good amount of time. The drinks were good, the price of our bill was very reasonable. But can you lighten it up with all the shit you put on the food? People see the veggies, chicken, shrimp and steak and they think they're eating healthy because there's no carbs but all the shit you're cooking it with is the stuff that will clog your arteries and will kill you very slowly while dying of a heart attack. Hence why we have a high and horrible health care. Great restaurant, I recommend it just pay attention.