Linda S.
Yelp
UPDATE: Old Review below
After publishing my not so good review below, I received a direct message from the business apologizing for the poor service my party and I received. We were kindly compensated for our meal with a $60 gift card along with a personal handwritten message, which was a nice gesture. So, back to the food!
This time, we decided to order take out from NYAJ for fear of having to tip in case we had the same bad experience. We ordered miso salmon with bok choy and coconut risotto, heritage bone-in pork chop atop arugula and roasted potatoes, Thai chicken lettuce wraps, and a bowl of tomato basil soup. The meal came with their house bread and butter/olive oil? cheese dip.
My son enjoyed his miso salmon -- I had a few bites to try and I did like it. It wasn't dry and had good flavor. Also enjoyed the coconut risotto. I didn't care for my pork chop that I ordered medium, since it will continue to cook in the heat...and it came out extra dry. I didn't mind the dressing on the arugula and the potatoes were good. I didn't try my bf's Thai lettuce wrap b/c he didn't like it and it didn't look appetizing. I give this 2nd chance 3 stars since I enjoyed some of the food. I'm very grateful for the business reaching out and asking for another try. However, I probably won't eat there again because nothing "wowed" us. BUT! at least some people I know enjoy eating here. Thanks again, for the reimbursement! Additional pictures posted.
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I've never thought of coming here. I see it all the time and hear people say it's good, etc. I only gave it a try b/c my son wanted to try it out and I finally gave in. Well, it was just, Ok. The physical restaurant itself is huge, beautiful inside with high ceilings...many tables. However, we waited about five or more minutes for a table and they weren't busy at all. No one before us, no one after us. Two hosts were trying to figure out where to seat us. When they were finally ready, one host said to the other, "did you ask if they wanted outdoor seating?" The host nodded her head...but she did not ask us and I always choose to sit outside, oh well. Didn't want to bother them.
Our server took forever to come and greet us and asked the initial, "would you like anything to drink?" Then she disappeared for a while after that as well. Going to make this short and not so sweet...the service was disappointing and the customer service from the server herself wasn't friendly at all. It seemed like she didn't want to be there at all and hated her job.
I think it took about thirty minutes or more for our food to come out and the food was just, Ok, too. I ordered a caprese salad and had to ask for extra dressing b/c it was so dry. My son ordered steak tips that he did not enjoy b/c they were chewy. He asked for medium rare and they came out medium well. My bf ordered a meatloaf dish that didn't have enough gravy and when he asked for a side of gravy, the server said they didn't have any.
It IS the average Joe's.