Aromas Restaurant

First off, the expression "not everyone's cup of tea" is aptly appropriate.

The food is mediocre at best. I'll start with the positives, to which there are few.

1. Aside from my waitress, the remaining staff were absolutely fantastic. I will not bad mouth, or degrade a person due to their inability to handle their job. Not every wait person is meant to be a wait person.

2. The restaurant is very, very clean. I looked at every place dust would collect (hanging wine bottles, corners of floor) I simply saw no dust. There is a pride of ownership, I wish that would apply to their food, more on that later.

3. As pictured, a purse, bag hanger.

4. Clean restrooms.

5. MILITARY DISCOUNT

6. They serve Peet's coffee, (if you are fortunate enough to get more that one cup (refill). That goes with water as well.

Now the not so good.

1. The food was simply unappealing, and tasteless.

• The hollandaise sauce was missing the tartness (lemon), and it was extremely thick.
• The poached eggs were over-cooked
• The schwarma were all wrong. First time I have ever had a schwarma wrapped in a tortillia. The yogurt sauce is very hard to describe. And I am almost certain the beef (which should be labeled) was not spit-fired.
• The corn chowder was corn soup, seemed to lack the heavy cream (thickening agent)
• The corned beef hash was dried out. Sat in the oven too long.

The omelets are made to order, I chose a protein packed cheddar omelet. There was less that a tablespoon of cheese in the concoction. And was overcooked. Omelet making is an art.

So, in order to get an omelet. The server brings you a sheet of paper, as seen in the picture. You fill in out, along with the server's name (strange) and they drop it off and 15-20 mins later the plate is provided.

NOTE: While in line, another cook needed bacon, one of cooks, reached into the hot line with his bare hands and grabbed a handful of bacon. Needless to say, no return trip for us.

Because, if that is the sanitation practices they employ, no thank you.,

Since is was Father's day, Aroma's offered a carving station (prime rib). Which, actually wasn't present. You were required to ask for the prime rib specifically. A cost savings measure possibly. Either way, look at the picture. More fat than meat per square inch and held zero flavor.

The fruit, vegetables, pancakes, french toast, waffles are standard. We did not try the menudo.

Pricing is a tad high. For $25.95 a drink should come with the meal. But to charge $4.25 for coffee/per on top of the 25 bucks for mediocre food is a tad much.

I could see by the wait line, and the bonds shared between some servers and customers, this is a fan favorite. So maybe we caught them on an off day. I cannot believe a place with so many reviews could really need this much improvement.

Lastly,

1. The maitre d' (lack of a better description) runs a tight ship. For the most part, accurate on wait times, and quite personable. Ensures each server knew ahead of time the seating of new customers in their respected area.

2. The buffet line set up is wonky, it is not self-serve (though all you can eat), the line runs right in front of their front door.

Further, there is approximately 3-4' distance between the buffet line and the front windows of the restaurant. This could use some addressing, as ease of passage is nil, and nearly impossible to navigate if you're handi-capable. In other words, it would be best if you're using a wheel chair or crutches to find a more accomodating location.

3. Parking SUCKS....... THERE ISN'T ANY. There are a handful (6?) in the El Patio lot, other than that, it's street parking.