Destinations — Restaurant in Chandler

I'll be back.

My husband and I moved to Chandler in February 2019 and we tried every food place in the area within the first couple of months, so we were excited to see this place opening. We don't know when it opened, but we passed one day and decided we should check it out.

We entered the door to an empty lobby. No one at the register and a few people at some tables. I look around for a sign on whether to wait or seat myself and there was nothing. So I poked my head into the dining area and asked other customers, "Do I just seat myself?" And one replied with, "I think so." The room was very quiet. No music playing. But it came on after about 10 minutes.

After sitting, we were approached by a young girl with menus who came off a bit antisocial, and shy. I ordered my toddler's food immediately. He got the chunk chicken with fries.

The chicken and ranch were delicious. The fries were a bit soggy, but the taste was good. I think if they would have cooked a little longer, they'd be great as well.

We saw on the menu that a beer menu would be on the table, but there wasn't so we asked our waitress and she said she didn't think they had one. She returned with a handwritten list of the beer menu which we ordered from.

My husband and I ordered at the same time. It took quite a while for our food to get to us, especially considering that there were only three tables of people, including our own and one of which already had their food. After we ordered our food, we realized we didn't order the appetizer we wanted so we ordered that to go as soon as we thought about it.

My husband got the hamburger steak with mac and cheese and fried okra and I got chicken fried steak, mac and cheese, and a loaded baked potato.

The hamburger steak came out very hot. I'm not a fan of mushrooms so I didn't try it, but he said it was good, however he said our son's chunk chicken was better and he wishes he had ordered that. Mac and cheese was tasty and the okra was very good as well. The chicken fried steak was room temperature which was concerning because of how long it took to get our food. The baked potato was also room temperature and it tasted like they used bacon bits instead of real bacon and that was disappointing.

When our waitress came with our check, she asked if we wanted anything to-go.. we said no. We knew we ordered the appetizer to-go, but it was a slow experience, we decided to cut our losses and just go. It wasn't on the check so we just let it go, however she caught her mistake and brought our to-go box while in line to pay.

Now, I realize this is a new business and they still have to figure out where the kinks are and how to fix them in order to make things more smooth in the future. I will return to see the difference. This was not meant to be a rude review, but to give the owner and the workers an outside POV so they can figure out how to fix things.

Not a horrible experience, but definitely not the best. Plenty of room for...

Finally tried this restaurant out as it used to be my dad‘s car lot/car shop prior to Destinations and it was def neat to see what they did to the place & to bring back good memories. I forgot to get pics of our food but overall, the food wasn’t bad and it all came out very hot. The burgers could def use some seasoning though & their fries didn’t look all that good so I got the sweet potato fries and they were delicious. I thought the prices were a little high on some of the sides and the pop was not very good at all especially for the price so do yourself a favor and just get water.

UPDATE Went again to eat & the experience was not so great. They were out of potatoes but not out of fries. 🤔 The catfish was not good either. We have decided only to get burgers from here. Both times the servers seemed incompetent & were very slow while having to be asked several times for the same thing. They definitely need more training and there needs to be more management in the front of the restaurant. Their outfits are too revealing especially when there are families & children in there eating & servers should not wear flip flops in my opinion. The appearance of the workers make a huge difference in whether people...

My wife and I had dined at the Destinations in Prague in 2022. We loved it. The fried catfish was fabulous. Knowing it was catfish Friday, a visit to the Destinations in Chandler was in order. I was looking for a burger and fries. I knew my wife would bite on the catfish. The restaurant is in an old gas station as is the Destinations in Prague. The lay out and décor is almost identical. You can spend and hour searching the antiques and collectable memorabilia randomly arranged around the top of the walls and ceiling. Neat décor. The service is fantastic. The attractive, personable, friendly Kathy took care of us. She is a very nice young lady full of enthusiasm with a genuine caring personality. Our food was good, but not of the same quality as the meal we had in Prague. My wife went with the catfish basket with okra, as predicted. I stuck with a cheeseburger and fries. The burger and fries were good/average. The catfish didn’t taste as fresh and the coating seemed different than the excellent meal, we had in Prague. Overall, good food, good portions and good prices. I do recommend the restaurant. I came in with very high expectations and was a little disappointed, but not disappointed by...