Maranatha Steakhouse — Restaurant in Imperial

I went in today with my wife. Ordered two New York Strip meals cooked Medium and a side of wings. When given our steaks, I noticed that my wife's steak was overcooked by quite a bit. She didn't want to complain but after noticing she wasn't enjoying it, I requested the steak be remade. The Waitress was very kind about the issue. She took the plate back to the kitchen and about 2 minutes later, she returned with the same steak. Much to our surprise, it was the same steak split in half and waitress said, "Im so sorry, I tried talking the cook and he stated that the steak was medium and wanted me to bring it back to you to show you, Im so sorry". I looked at the steak and the steak was in fact between well and medium well. I stated that it was rude of the cook to send back a steak to the table being cut in half trying to prove a point and more over it looked ridiculous that he was wrong. She said she would go back and talk to him but stated she tried convincing him and he didn't want to hear it. She took the steak and I could hear him shouting in the back about the situation. She came back and said they would prepare a new one. At this point, we thought it was ridiculous to go through that so I requested the check. The waitress apologized and removed my wifes steak off the bill and the ice tea I ordered. The waitress was the best part of the night. She was extremely attentive and kind which is why we tipped her $15 dollars. It was not her fault the cook was rude and incompetent about whole situation. She went back and told the cook that we didn't want it and it sounded like he stated, "fine he doesn't have to eat it" in Spanish. This experience here is the reason I will never return to this...

Came here with a group for weekday lunch and will note that several people raved about their steak sandwich and lunch special.

Pros: Lunch special is priced affordably. Friendly waitstaff who continue to wear facemasks. The grilled chicken was flavorful, moist, and tasty.

Cons: Waitstaff became confused with the initial drink order, bringing out beverages that had not been ordered and forgetting others, which seemed to result from not writing down the order. They remedied this quickly and when orders were taken for food, the table was split and orders written down. The soup of the day was not name

I ordered the tri-tip and grilled chicken. Cheesy potatoes were somewhat bland. Salad was good, though the housemade dressing did not have a lot of flavor or character. Dinner roll was dry and did not come with butter. The tri-tip was overcooked and chewy. The au jus that accompanied it tasted mostly like liquid smoke and actually detracted from the taste of the meat. Based on the tri-tip, I would be wary to return or order...

Went to eat there and had the most unpleasant experience. It started with the drinks. I asked for ice tea and it had cilantro on top. Next there was 2 flies encircling our table and other tables around. My wife and I ordered our meals. I was about to eat the baked potatoe with my steak when I noticed a huge hair about 5-6 inches in length if not bigger. At this point I started to gag as this was very grotesque. I then showed it to the male waiter and the waiter assisting us. I requested to talk to the manager, but was told the manager was not present. Our waiter was not very attentive and acted as if she did not care. I paid the bill and left. This place is not very clean. They need to enhance their hygienic procedures. I do not recommend this place for anyone. It is obvious that we will not...