Fd's Grillhouse

FD’s Grill House 012618,
 
My Daughter and I ate here tonight out of necessity and time constraints as it was about 1930 and the Texas Roadhouse next door had a 1 hour wait line and we needed to be back at the Holiday in at 2130 for story time. 1 hour wait is no problem; Coach’s story time was non-negotiable. 15 minute wait that turned into a 10 minute wait got us seated in a hurry. This is what I had for review

• Ice tea no sugar. w/lemon

• Starters: Classic Calamari

• Entrée: Red Snapper Alexander; buttered corn; southern coleslaw

• Desert: Shrimp Gumbo 

We were seated and made drink orders and were allowed to menu for a bit when our waitress came and took our order. We ordered the Classic Calamari to share and I ordered a cup of Shrimp Gumbo to sample. Calamari arrived with a cup of marinara sauce and a lemon half with a seed bonnet. The bonnet should be used by more restaurants as it eliminates seeds from dropping into your food while you squeeze the lemon juice of it. It also eliminates the accidental squirting of innocent civilians. Calamari was lightly fried and not overcooked, rings only and no tentacles to be found. Marinara was neat.

Gumbo arrived in a small cup as ordered. The remarkable part was that there were three large shrimp and sausage pieces in a perfectly colored and flavored roux. After I cleaned out the cup I was wishing it had been a bowl. This was good stuff.

My Red Snapper Alexander was served on a 12” white platter, grilled and nestled on a bed of rice, covered in an Alexander sauce. Alexander sauce is not something I see very often. It is a thinner version of a white gravy made with butter as a fat, then flour to make a roux and you then add enough clam juice or seafood broth for a desired thickness. There were also four pieces of crawfish and three small shrimp that could have been cooked in the sauce. I couldn’t tell from the flavor and the plating looked like it was mishandled from the kitchen to the table. It was kind of homely looking but tasted great. The buttered corn I ordered as my side was placed on the left side of the plate and was sweet and buttery as advertised. My second side was their southern coleslaw. It was good but not remarkable.

The restaurant was nice and dare I say upscale, it was very clean and modern. Wait staff was properly attentive and were not overworked as the place was full and there was a good flow throughout. They have a little something for everyone on the menu. It’s not too extensive or exotic but does have a lot of fish and shrimp type plates. Worth a go if you can’t get into the Roadhouse.

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Went to lunch today here.  There was a group of 9 ladies.  They weren't real busy and seated us fairly quickly.  Our waitress was not so friendly or nice for that matter.  She would reach across the table to serve beverages instead of walking around and there was plenty of room.  One of the ladies didn't have silverware and waitress was asked to bring her some.  Waitress replied, Well it is at the other end of the table have them pass it down.  She didn't refill drinks, if you wanted more you had to ask.  When the bills were passed out, she put a pile of them at the end of the table and passed some out.  When one asked for the bill, she said it down there and pointed to the end of the table.  We have a habit of staying around the table chatting after we are done eating, especially if the restaurant is not busy.  Well we stayed and chatted for awhile and I have never gotten such dirty looks from a waitress as she was giving in all my eating out.  Needless to say, everyone of us reflected our bad service in our tip.  In saying all of that, the food was great, but take a jacket they like to keep the place cold.

Had lunch at FD's. The food was good, the waitress did a great job BUT you better bundle up. It's freezing in there! We asked the waitress if they get complaints about how cold it is and she said they get complaints all the time. She said they tell the manager and they'll just smile. We were going to get a hot fudge sundae and decided not to because it was so cold in there. We couldn't wait to get in our SUV to turn the heat on. Well have to wait and go back in the summer. Lol Brrrr in FD's!

Every time I have been here the food and service have only gotten better. For my husband and I to eat two meals, an appetizer and he got a drink for under $40 was great. Sometimes it takes while to get a seat since it is always so busy but that is a good problem for a restaurant to have. I even watched them refuse to seat customers when they saw that the floor wasn't cleaned yet. They really care that everyone gets good service.

Ribs and fish taco's great. Didn't think we could eat another bite, but the key lime pie was excellent. Had the broccoli soup it was good also. Service was excellent. Staff very friendly