If you love Houstons ...
Go to the original, instead of another one of it's knockoffs, like the new White Chocolate Grill. I was sadly dragged there for my birthday - as I already had read a bad review and letters supporting the review - and it comes down to this: I give them a year.Why? Too sparse a restaurant. The tables are set too far apart, if there were tables, but it's all booths only. Way too much wasted space. Semi-competent wait staff, with a limited knowledge of the menu and the restaurant itself. Sorry, if there is a plaque on the restaurant noting that it is in memory of someone, should not the wait staff, hostesses, and managers - or at least one of them - know what the story is behind the memorial?
So, the other issue is when you walk in and you hear other patrons say "oh, this is part of Houstons" - um, no, it's just another half-assed copy of the menu.
Well, if I was in the mood for Houston's, I would go there with a better menu. My choice for the night was the prime rib dip. The high point - after having to ask three times for it - was the horseradish. It was real. The prime dip was acceptable, but no reason to go back. The rest of the people enjoyed their meals, but did not enjoy them enough to say "yes, I have to come back" but more along the lines of "not worth the pain of coming to the Scottsdale 101 with not enough parking, unless I was going to a movie at Cine Capri" ... if then.
Plus, I despise white chocolate, and that was what the desert menu was. So much for a birthday cake....
On a scale out of ten ... I'd rank WCG a solid four.
3 Comments:
Wow, good thing I read this. Would have been curious to try it. And yes, Houston's does seem to have a little imitation/following thing going on in all corners of the city.
you keep posting about how much you don't like the staff at restuarants. why not just stay home if you have such a problem with the help?
maybe you're the problem. watch out next time you eat out what is dropped in your plate before it leaves the kitchen.
The comment above actually implies that people working in restaurants have a right to be abusive of restaurant patrons. I wonder what restaurant owners think of this?
I waited on table for years, putting myself through college, never once would I ever do anything as disgusting as the comment above implies. When a customer was being abusive I would try my best to defuse the situation, have another waiter to take the table, or get the manger or owner to sort it out.
I don’t dine out for abuse; I dine out for a total pleasant experience from great food, wonderful surroundings, and lovely service. I'm known for my generous tips.
If this commenter actually read Daily Eats, he/she would discover we actually are very supportive of “dining host” (wait staff), who work hard to give his/her patrons a wonderful dining experience. That’s why most of us dine out.
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