When you go out to eat, there are expectations. To start, a tasty meal that will delight is certainly one of them. But if you start having thoughts about how much the meal you cooked the other night tasted so much better, then what's the point of eating out?

Our meal at Graze sadly did not delight, as it used to in the past. The cheese curds were much too salty and too greasy. They were also nearly impossible to eat. The curds were all melted into one big cheese curd, and the tiny portion of ranch dressing lacked a fresh taste and it just did not add. The Bibimbap was dry and greasy at the same time. The pork was completely covered with a grainy texture of spices and was tasteless. There was an unexpected fried egg on the top when the soft-boiled egg that's typical to the dish was sorrily missed. The dish is served in a hot bowl - that was unnecessarily hot. I could feel the heat of the bowl as it dangerously made its way past my cheek to the table. I was afraid to turn my head and be scarred for life. (This might have been because of the dim lighting - see below.) The Smashburger was mushy even though it had Panko breadcrumbs. It also fell flat with no flavor. Even the fries were lacking.

The menu is very meat-heavy. Despite having a hamburger on the menu, no veggie option is offered. To add insult, the burger is served on a "duck fat bun." Hello? Why the overload? What's wrong with a normal bun? If you were not up for duck fat in your hamburger bun, there were no other options. The only thing the duck fat added was more tasteless grease. There was one vegetarian option on the menu and one vegan if you got the Bibimbap with no Kimchi - and that was it. It takes great skill to cook delicious vegetables, that even a meat eater can enjoy. It's easier to cook meat - and even this didn't pass the test. Missing was the list of local farms where the ingredients are from. This makes me think the ingredients are not local anymore, as they certainly were not fresh-tasting.

When we first approached Graze, we thought they were closed because the dining room was dark. But because we have often tried to go to Graze, and it looked like they were closed - this time we persevered. How can they always be closed every time we try to go there to eat? As we got closer, we could see that they were indeed open by the tiny flickering candle lights on the tables. Candlelight is fine until it isn't anymore and you can't see what you're eating.

The service was weird. My partner's water glass was constantly filled, while mine wasn't. I couldn't figure out why, and it was starting to be insulting.

There was no love last night for our meal. The love is not there anymore. I don't think we'll be coming back, unfortunately.