Carolyn:
This evening we went to Electric City Grill. The hostess sat us right away and our server Nikki was there within minutes to get our drink orders and bring us our menus. The menu had two sections to order from Greek and Italian, I chose from the Italian side.
We made our dinner choices that included a salad, our wait for the salad was less then five minutes. My choice was the Cannelloni. If you enjoy a very cheesy dish, then this is for you! The Parmesan meat sauce inside the thin pasta was fabulous and the mozzarella piled on top was perfect! The dish was a definite five out of five for me. The time between the salad and the main dish arriving at the table could not have been more perfectly timed. As soon as I had finished my salad the Cannelloni was being served.
The atmosphere was light and friendly. A radio could be heard playing an array of light 80's music, which I enjoyed. Our server Nikki was friendly and helpful, our glasses of tea never ran out. I would recommend dining here for a date night out to anyone!
Dessert was Baklava, I had never had it before and I do have to say that I will gladly be adding it to my lists of favorite desserts! The top was a delicious flaky crust, that covered a nutty sweet caramel like center. The bottom crust did seem a bit hard to cut through and I did have to resort to using my butter knife to break it up... but it was still worth the effort.
The only downside to the dining experience for me was the pit I had to "retrieve" from the kalamata olives and the lack of decor. The walls could use some photos and the back of the room, which I had a great view of, could have used some warmth. There had been a couple of chairs and tables in the back that seemed to be placed haphazardly. Otherwise it was a very nice dining experience!
Joe:
Electric City Grill was our destination for the evening. When we arrived, the dining room was about half full. We were seated immediately, and our waitress, Nikki, was right there with the menus and got our drink orders.
I chose to order from the Greek page of the menu. I don't know Greek food. At all. The Zorba's Combination Platter sounded good though, so I went with that. The salad, with dressing in a cup on the side, was served immediately. My only complaint about the salad is that the included olives still had the pit inside. I prefer not to go in after anything once I put the food in my mouth. On the plus side, I typically dislike olives, but these were pretty good.
My entree arrived with about 3 bites of salad left, so timing was good. The plate was well filled with food. It included beef, chicken, mushrooms, and onions on rice, with a white sauce on the side. I have to admit it was better than I expected. I would definitely order this meal again. Everything was cooked through and still hot when it came out.
Nikki was great, keeping both our glasses filled. There was a bit of trouble finding salt and pepper shakers for us. The third try finally got us a working pepper grinder. I would suggest having enough and just keeping each table stocked.
We decided to get the baklava for desert. Again, I am no expert on Greek food, but I like baklava, apparently. It had a caramel taste to it with a very flaky top crust. The bottom crust was hard, and I really would have liked a knife to get through it. The spoon just didn't "cut it".
Overall, it was a good date night. The food was good, there wasn't any blaring music or other "entertainment" to shout over, and Nikki earned her 20% tip for the night.
We made our dinner choices that included a salad, our wait for the salad was less then five minutes. My choice was the Cannelloni. If you enjoy a very cheesy dish, then this is for you! The Parmesan meat sauce inside the thin pasta was fabulous and the mozzarella piled on top was perfect! The dish was a definite five out of five for me. The time between the salad and the main dish arriving at the table could not have been more perfectly timed. As soon as I had finished my salad the Cannelloni was being served.
The atmosphere was light and friendly. A radio could be heard playing an array of light 80's music, which I enjoyed. Our server Nikki was friendly and helpful, our glasses of tea never ran out. I would recommend dining here for a date night out to anyone!
Dessert was Baklava, I had never had it before and I do have to say that I will gladly be adding it to my lists of favorite desserts! The top was a delicious flaky crust, that covered a nutty sweet caramel like center. The bottom crust did seem a bit hard to cut through and I did have to resort to using my butter knife to break it up... but it was still worth the effort.
The only downside to the dining experience for me was the pit I had to "retrieve" from the kalamata olives and the lack of decor. The walls could use some photos and the back of the room, which I had a great view of, could have used some warmth. There had been a couple of chairs and tables in the back that seemed to be placed haphazardly. Otherwise it was a very nice dining experience!
Joe:
Electric City Grill was our destination for the evening. When we arrived, the dining room was about half full. We were seated immediately, and our waitress, Nikki, was right there with the menus and got our drink orders.
I chose to order from the Greek page of the menu. I don't know Greek food. At all. The Zorba's Combination Platter sounded good though, so I went with that. The salad, with dressing in a cup on the side, was served immediately. My only complaint about the salad is that the included olives still had the pit inside. I prefer not to go in after anything once I put the food in my mouth. On the plus side, I typically dislike olives, but these were pretty good.
My entree arrived with about 3 bites of salad left, so timing was good. The plate was well filled with food. It included beef, chicken, mushrooms, and onions on rice, with a white sauce on the side. I have to admit it was better than I expected. I would definitely order this meal again. Everything was cooked through and still hot when it came out.
Nikki was great, keeping both our glasses filled. There was a bit of trouble finding salt and pepper shakers for us. The third try finally got us a working pepper grinder. I would suggest having enough and just keeping each table stocked.
We decided to get the baklava for desert. Again, I am no expert on Greek food, but I like baklava, apparently. It had a caramel taste to it with a very flaky top crust. The bottom crust was hard, and I really would have liked a knife to get through it. The spoon just didn't "cut it".
Overall, it was a good date night. The food was good, there wasn't any blaring music or other "entertainment" to shout over, and Nikki earned her 20% tip for the night.
I love Italian food and Greek salad. This would have been a great place. :) Baklava is made with honey and pistachios. How can you go wrong with that? By, the way, baklava is one of Diane's favorite desserts. She and I went to the Ranch (next to Kmart in Greenwood) once and she said their baklava was pretty good. I don't know because I always got a cannoli.
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I don't remember if cannoli was on the dessert menu as they didn't have a dessert menu. Our server Nikki gave us our three or four dessert options... All of which they were out of minus the baklava. I'm still happy with our choice to visit this restaurant and would go again. Maybe when Totallyscrappy comes to town!
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