Dinner -- 09/04/08

Cheddar's Waco
4208 Franklin Ave
Waco, TX 76710

254.741.1411

http://www.cheddars.com/

6:00- 7:15 PM

Jim: Chicken tender platter, french fries, baby carrots, Caesar salad, croissant, iced tea

Ramona: Chicken-fried steak, mashed potatoes, cole slow, Texas toast, iced tea

Thursday night, we started out unsure where we wanted to go to dinner, just driving down Valley Mills. As we passed several places and kept saying, 'nah,' we finally decided on Cheddar's, our stand-by favorite. Usually when we know ahead of time we're going there, we go a little bit earlier to avoid the line. But this time we had to wait about 20 minutes, which gave us plenty of time to decide exactly what we wanted so we were ready to order as soon as we got a table.

The food was great, as it always is at Cheddar's. Our only complaint this time was where we were seated: in the bar area right beside the back door. As wait staff continuously were opening the door to deliver food and drinks to diners on the patio, we were greeted with hot air. One waiter dropped drinks on the floor beside us, not once but twice, as he was opening the door. We didn't get hit with the spill, but the drama associated with the cleaning up was a distraction. If we're ever taken in that direction again for a table, we will ask for another location.

Ramona