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Businiess name:
Atwater's Cafeteria
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Review by:
citysearch c.
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The first thing that I noticed was limited amount of parking at Atwater's. It was not busy when I arrived, so parking was not a problem. The second thing I noticed was the trays were not as clean as I would have liked them to be. I grabbed the cleanest tray I saw. The third thing I noticed was the disappointing limited number of entrée choices offered at Atwater's. There were pork chops, turkey legs and some type of meat with lots of bones. I believe it was oxtail. I chose the pork chops. The pork chop was uniquely seasoned and very tasty, but I was only served one small pork chop that had more bone than meat on it. I was happy that the pork chop was very good, but for $8 Atwater's should have served me at least two small pork chops instead of one or charged me a couple dollars less.\r
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Two sides were included for that $8. There were a few more side dishes than entrées to chose from, but the selection was also limited. I chose mac n' cheese and collard greens. Both sides were very good and the serving size was fairly generous as I had hoped for. Atwater's was the best mac n' cheese I have had at a restaurant. Not too runny and not too dry with a nice blend of cheese flavors.The collard greens had some good sized pieces of very tasty meat in them. I think it was oxtail. It had a similar taste to corned beef. I enjoyed it. The greens were good too.\r
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I also asked for a slice of corn bread. Atwater's corn bread was fairly good tasting, but seamed to have too much flour to corn meal ratio in the recipe. This gave it more of a cake like character instead of a classic corn bread character. The corn bread was not as thick/tall as most places serve. I like it at least an inch thick or more. Atwater's corn bread was about 3/4 of an inch thick. I did not see any deserts. Unfortunately there were no signs posted, but I had the feeling that there were other items available that were not visible to me. It was my first visit to Atwater's, but I probably should have asked if there was anything else to choose from that I could not see. A customer should not have to do that. A restaurant/cafeteria like Atwater's should post some signs of items that are available that are not in view/sight.\r
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I read in other reviews that the lemonade at Atwater's was home made. It might be, but it was overly sweet and seamed more like a commercial lemonade mix with a slice of lemon thrown in the pitcher to look like it was home made lemonade. If it is home made, they need to reduce the sugar about 25% and increase the lemon about 25%. \r
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I believe the lemonade was only $1. From my receipt I was not sure if I was charged a dollar for the lemonade or if the dollar was for the slice of cornbread. My total was $9 plus tax. $9.63. I was still hungry when I was finished. I stopped at Joey Brooklyn's and had a couple slices of pizza and a bottle of water for $5.34 before I was satisfied. So really, I spent $14.97 plus gas from Largo for my lunch. Therefore eating at Atwater's was not a very good deal and not worth the trip. \r
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The table cloths were stained and dirty. Atwater's should should switch to easy to clean plastic or disposable paper table cloths. They need Gordon Ramsey to come in and do a redecorating job like he does on Kitchen Nightmares. \r
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Overall the flavor of the food was very good at Atwater's. If the place was redecorated with a cleaner look, they served me two small pork chops instead of one and had a couple more entrées and sides to choose from I would have given Atwater's 5 stars instead of 3. I know times are difficult right now, but Atwater's needs to spend a few thousand dollars on redecorating and hire a good manager. I hope Mike Atwater reads this review because it is really a fairly simple fix and could bring all his reviews up closer to 5 stars. These simple improvements would at least double and possibly triple the number of Atwater's customers and profits if not more. \r
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Pros: Great Flavor, Sweet Service, Side dishes were fair sized
Cons: Bad Parking, Not Clean, Size of Entrée & selection too small
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