B.B. King's

so, sorry for the wait... got a little busy :) but here it is, the B.B. King's Blues Club review:

Visual Appeal:
I have to say, the reason why my fiancee' and I even tried B.B. King's is because we were walking to the movies one night and we happened to pass by. We heard the music and saw the dim blue lighting through the window, it just seemed like a "cool" place to hang out. The outside is covered in junior-high grade drawing of famous blues musicians; i.e. Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, etc. The inside is akin to an old "hole-in-the-wall" night club, and I mean that in the most charming way possible. Of course, it is dolled up a lot, but they purposely deliver that kind of familiar sense that you get while watching old flicks that have a jazz or blues scene(s) in it. If you know what I mean. If not, sorry. There is also a nice sized stage in the middle with a surrounding D.D.A. (designated dance area). In case you feel like shimmying around to the in house, B.B. King All-Star Band's, smooth grooves. All in all, you'd have to visit to get the full effect. But to address the topic, YES, the place is very appealing.

Customer Service:
Now I will have it know, I did visit twice so far and both within a week and a half of each other so that says something already. However, the first time, i'm guessing they were a little short staffed. The waitress brought us our water and then vanished, leaving the near by bartender to take our orders. She later re-surfaced to bring us our check and pitch dessert at us. The second time, I went with a couple of church buddies and I will say it was a slight improvement, seeing as though the waiter was constantly checking in with us. But to be honest, he was just a tad bit rude (walking away before i finished talking several times) and Never once made eye contact with any of us. EYE CONTACT IS CRUCIAL. it's like saying "you have my attention." so although the wait staff was kind of lame both times, i could see and hear the other tables and they seemed very pleased with their service. So maybe its just situational or simply just luck of the draw.

Presentation:
I'll just cut to the chase, there was absolutely nothing engaging about the plating itself. It is southern styled-soul food so it naturally looks tasty but there was nothing additional or extra curricular done to make it look "elevated" or "really well thought out." All entrees are served on white and red checkered paper on white plates....thats it. So aside from the actual food itself looking good. It was basically standard. No more. No less.

Taste:
Now, like I said before, it is southern styled-soul food. Comfort food, I don't think, is capable of being terrible. Otherwise it wouldn't be comforting. It would be disgruntling. I ordered the 'Catfish Po'Boy." Deep fried catfish chunks served on a hoagie bun with cole slaw and fries on the side. Carmen, my fiancee, got the "Good Ol'Cheeseburger." A juicy beef patty with melted american and cheddar cheese served on a bun with fries. So both of our dishes were basic. They have some pretty big bangers on there but i figured, "get the basic stuff and if that can wow you, the more complex dishes must be awesome."
And, although it doesnt happen to often, I was correct! The simple food that it was, was great! the burger was still juicy and the po'boy was tender and crunchy. Yummmmmm! In short: the food was good :)

Returnability:
Based off of all the criteria... if I had to rate B.B. King's out of 10. I would give it a solid 7. no higher because the service could be a little better and the presentation could be a lot better. But I have definitely referred it to a lot of friends already and I would definitely go back!

So there it is! B.B. King's Blues Club: 7/10. Go check it out and let me know what you think of it!
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