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Review: Tasty steakhouse comes with price
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Where not a year ago Silverstrini’s Pizza was, now stands Tedesco’s Steakhouse, a new restaurant down Douglas Avenue. From my first real glance to the end of the meal, I was both interested and excited about some things, though not completely impressed.
I came at lunch, walking in to the small building, and there was enough seating for a small party- in fact there was one present. At first glance, we nearly mistook it for a self-seating place, as it took five to ten minutes for a hostess to notice us inside and take us to our table.
The lunch menu seemed extensive, with a variety of salads, grilled meats and sandwiches, though none of them come without taking a nip at a high school student’s wallet. By the end of the meal we managed to spend nearly thirty dollars on the meal for three.
Our waitress managed to redeem our long wait to be seated however, constantly keeping one eye on our drinks whenever they seemed to be going low and checking up occasionally to make sure everything was okay.
The interior had a certain charm to it, seemingly modeled after an Italian bistro. Tuscan red colored the walls where paintings and photos of Italian landscape did not. The wilting flowers in European wine bottles seemed to contradict themselves, by giving a fancy and at the same time fun feel to the place. For the most part, that was the restaurant’s feel, from the low hanging lights to the appealing decor, the place seemed like one you could be comfortable in no matter what you where wearing, though I’d recommend collared shirts, just to stay on the safe side.
I had plenty of time to get a feel for the inside, as it took between 20 and 30 minutes for our food to arrive! The french dip proved satisfying, though not the best beef in quality or taste I’ve had at steakhouses, the au jus was rather thin as well. Tedesco’s barbeque burger turned out to contain the best meat among the dishes we’d ordered, although it did not come with onions as the menu specified. The salad that was ordered hardly included half the ingredients that were mentioned. We managed to have it sent back and get the ingredients added, but it was beginning to become clear to me the staff had been neglecting some of their duties.
On a meal for three we managed spend just under 29 dollars (and that was even taking a dollar off for the salad mistake), more then I’d want to pay for the good, but not great lunch I’d had.
If you’re a high school student looking to eat at Tedesco’s, I’d say you’re best off planning it for a dinner with your girlfriend, your more likely to get a better deal and feel more open to spending a the extra cash.
All things considered, Tedesco’s offered a variety of good food and decent service, but a price we can’t all agree on. I give Tedesco’s three and a half out of five.
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