Ok lets set the scene. Friday afternoon on a rainy/snowy day. It's just after the lunch rush. Got the idea. I've driven by the place a few times and wasn't quite sure what to expect. Then I read the reviews here on CitySearch . Thought ""What the heck, I'm up for something new"". Arrived and was told that it would be about 5 min. Not to bad. It seemed like a very casual environment. The host was in jeans and a hoodie. A little less to be desired for as nice of a place as most have reviewed. They had some very interesting framed picture/photographs to look at. After we were seated and given menus our waitress arrived and asked for our drink prefferences. Scary looking waitress, tatoos and piercings all over. We asked for a few moments to look over the menu since it was our first time there. The waitress didn't even stick around long enough for me to ask what was good or what specials there were for the day. As we looked over the menu it we very interesting. Classic bestro dishes but with some interesting variations on the ingredents. I went with the Butternut Squash pasta dish and I don't remember what the others ordered (neither did they, shows how impressed they were). I had read that there would be some large portions, so we all came ready to eat and share our dishes. We all ordered their hearty portions. HA, what a joke! I don't know if it was their hearty LUNCH portion but there was not even enough for everyone to get to try everything. Every portion was very small, I thought that maybe the waitress had just misheard us (yeah it's that noisy), but when we were brought our check we had been charged for the hearty portion. If I ever want to be charged for a hearty pasta meal I'll go to the Olive Garden and get their never-ending pasta bowl. Even then it wouldn't cost as much as our meal did. Never again will I venture to the Citris Grill! I'd say it would be a great college romp; Loud, Hip, Up Beat, but it is too expensive for a college budget!
Pros: Interesting twist on Classic bestro menus
Cons: Portion size, staffing credibility, small cramped dinnig area
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