Monday, May 28, 2012

Greens and Grille, Millenium Blvd

I grabbed a Tiger shrimp sandwich to go at this fresh fast food restaurant on Saturday.It came with a bag of pita chips (the highlight). It cost $8 (one of the cheaper options). They tried to charge an extra buck for it. When I informed them that it was illegal to post one price and charge another, the nice check out girl discounted it. She also let me know that they were aware of the discrepency, but, the boss hasn't deemed it important enough to update the signs on the wall. She made it sound like this is not a new issue. It makes one wonder if the owner is a thief or a sloth. Needless to say this type of chicanery left a bad taste in my mouth. One that wasn't really curbed by a bite of their sandwich. The shrimp (3) were small and burned. The basic toppings of lettuce, tomato and onion were penuriously applied and dirty looking. The "rustic bread" was ok. They also put way to much dijon mustard on it. I might have been able to forgive the sloppiness of the product, but, the mental irritant of one man trying to rip of his customers manifested itself in anger. This sort of place is just a glorified Panera that seeks to aggrandize itself with a few euphemisms and some beer and some entry level quality bottles of wine. It's the sort of place your wife brings the kids to so she can get drunk while wasting a greater percentage of your money more quickly. It's meant to give the illusion of sophistication. It reeks of chain banality, however. No real gourmet would be satisfied with the food. No one with a discerning eye would be impressed with the ambiance. They basically have pork loin, chicken, cheap steak and cheap shrimp served as many ways as possible to create the illusion of choice. If your idea of choice is salad or sandwich. It is prepared on a grill or salad tossing area on the other side of the line that leads you to the register. That is fulchrum of the place. The place that the owner really is most concerned about. I suggest you avoid the mediocre food. It's not better enough to justify the cost. In terms of comparison, the shrimp wrap at Pasha next door was $9. It came with double the amount of larger shrimp. It came with fresh toppings and a fresh salad. It was served to me by a waitress.  

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