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My favorite downtown lunch spot. I've eaten here 4 times in the last 2 weeks on lunch. (Usually pick up food and go back to the office).
My restaurant interpretation of the 5🌟 rating system (feel free to use):
I started using this because I don't like seeing standard restaurants with 5🌟. If I see 5🌟 I expect more than standard. Also adjusted for type of business. Sit down restaurants are skewed and critiqued accordingly in comparison to fast food. My wife kept getting on to me for being too critical.
1🌟 = DUMP…. NEVER AGAIN I DON'T CARE IF IT IS FREE (wish there was a no star option). The food you would feed a prisoner, only if you didn’t like them. 2🌟 = Crap, fast food...... Only for If you are in a hurry, tight on $, and/or in a rush. (Think big chain places with $1 menu, not HORRIABLE, and sometimes a decent food comes out). 3🌟 = Okay, worth going on a regular, but has room to improve (Think frequent work lunch spot, Rarely less than Okay, usually Good to really good food) 4🌟 = Very good, favorite "common" places. Nothing EXCEPTIONAL. (Think casual date, Nicer Chain restaurants usually, occasional surprisingly good Fast food) 5🌟 = Reserved for EXTREMELY high quality and/or Exceptional, and Places that surprise me. (Think first date to impress, anniversary, special occasion) GREAT flavor, great food, ambiance,...
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I work in the Simmons Tower and it's not unheard of that I get my lunch from here multiple times a week. I prefer to order in person at the counter because the owner always brightens my day. I've worked in restaurants for most of my life and I'm always impressed by how attentive and hard-working she is. The food at Banana Leaf is absolutely delicious. The flavors are on point and they are always willing to make any adjustments to fit my needs. Here recently I've been counting my macros and after I told her that, she weighed up the chicken for me so I knew exactly how much protein I was eating. Everything I've had here is tasty. My favorites are the healthy grain bowl, the chicken tacos, the tandoori chicken (with brown rice and black beans as my vegetable), and of course a mango lassi as my beverage. The portion sizes are perfect and they have super affordable options to add extra meat, veggies, tacos etc if you're super hungry. I'm gonna have to end my review there because I just realized it's lunch time and I need some Banana...
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Disappointed with Portion Size and Quality
I recently visited Bananaleaf and was highly disappointed with both the portion size and the quality of the food. They are misleading customers by only filling 3/4 of the takeout box, which feels like a way to cheat people out of their money. For the price I paid, I expected a full portion, not a quarter empty box.
On top of that, the food quality was far below average. It tasted stale and lacked any freshness or flavor. I don't mind paying for good food, but what I received was not worth it at all.
I hope the management takes customer feedback seriously and improves both their portion sizes and...
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