The Conservative Buckeye

Let me start of by saying that I’m not a paid employee of the Amazon Grill.

Some friends and myself went to the Amazon Grill for lunch today. The Amazon Grill is an all you can eat Brazilian Barbeque. The eatery is located in the Crosswoods shopping center in the old Macaroni Grill building. The owners made few changes to the inside look of the resturant. When you walk in there is a large dining room with a huge hot and cold salad bar in the center.

I started off my lunch with a trip to the salad bar and selected the 8 hot dishes offered. Those were all exceptional dishes, but the mashed potatoes stood out above the rest. They were a wonderful grouping of garlic and other seasonings with an optional meat and gravy side. Also included in the hot dishes were bananas fried so delicately as to not cause them to become slimy. The other items were black beans and rice, grilled squash and other delicious choices. I didn’t try any of the 20 or more cold salads or condiments as I did not want to fill up before the meat came. Although on my next trip (which will be very soon), I do promise to try everything.

The main course is a selection of many different types of meat. The meat is served by a number of wait staff carrying swords full of meat. The first meat we received was a beef kabob that was flavorfull and well seasoned and cooked to a medium to medium well. Also on the kabob were peppers and red onions that were equally as delicious. The next piece of meat was a chicken thigh that was well prepared with crispy skin and full of flavor. The only drawback to the chicken was the bone still in. The next wave was a chorizo sausage link that most in the group did not enjoy so much, however, I enjoyed it. We also received 2 or 3 different types of steak which were all delightfull.

The next meat we received deserves a paragraph all of it’s own. It was a most enjoyable, incredibally tasty, moist and tender turkey breast medallion wrapped with bacon. It was cooked so perfectly that I would give it an 11 out of 10 score. The bacon was crispy, but not burnt. The turkey was moist and seasoned and quite possibly the best piece of meat I have ever eaten.

The Amazon Grill has been open for less than a week and they are still trying to work out a lot of bugs. The service was a bit slow as they didn’t have enough servers for the number of people wanting to eat. Our waitress was on the top of her game. We never went without a full drink or a clean plate and when we asked for anything specific, it was delivered in a more than timely manner. We also were helped out throughout lunch by a manager who was truly at our beck and call.

The group of friends I was with gave scores ranging from 8 to 9.5. My own rating of this wonderfull new restaurant is a 9.5, it leaves little room for improvement, but it truly is one of the best new eateries in the area.

The lunch bill was $12 for the buffet and drinks were $2. A 15% gratuity was added since there were 7 of us, but I was so happy with the overall experiance that I gave her an additional 15% tip. I do look forward to the dinner experiance which will include a larger selection of salad bar items and meats including lamb, fish, and seafood.

I truly would recommend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys a wonderful eating experiance as much as I do.

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