Valentino's — Restaurant in Columbus

This is the second time I was at the restaurant before closing hours where I was refused service. The first time Iwanted to order a pizza to go 45 mins before closing time and I was told they had closed at 8 P.M. and not 9 P.M. Tonight the girls at the front desk sat us, grumbling as they led us to our table because they did not want to clean the table after we ate. Then the waitress informed us they closed in 5 mins and that we had to eat and go within 15 mins. Their posted hours gave us until 10 P.M. to which Sandy and the others who had seated us argued that no indeed they were already closed. I called and talked to the manager he also argued that they closed at 9pm and only took to go orders (a different story) until 10 P.M. So...

Our family likes to stop at "Val's" when we're in Nebraska. The food is fine as far as buffets go- fried chicken usually tasty and crunchy, pizza- a step below Godfather's & the Hut. Lasagna, ok. I mean, no one is under the illusion that you're going to eat I-talian food, right? It's pizza buffet. It's local. It's on the cheap and the kids get ice cream at the end. One thing that makes everything appetizing is clean dishes, though. Our we're not. I'll include a picture. It's not the fault of the dishwasher- it's management being cheap. Replace your dishes when the dirt is visibly caked on-gross. Yeesh. See...

It was okay for a buffet. I wouldn't call it world class. If you want a salad, it's not the place. The toppings were subpar. And the lasagna tasted weird? Like from a can. The chicken was moist but without flavor. The gravy was thick and I don't mean good thick. The pizza was okay. It reminded me of DiGiorno. The breadsticks were good. But you don't really go to a restaurant to buy breadsticks. On the other end The cherry streusel was probably the best I've ever had...which is odd. I mean if I was in the mood I might give it another go. Maybe it was...