Restaurant 198 — Restaurant in Maryland

Great for vegan/vegetarian eating out! There's an entire page of vegan dishes on the menu and beef substitute is available in many other dishes as well.

I've been here twice, once for a private party and once on a date. Both times the food was excellent. Black bean and potato vegan tacos are really good (if a little minimalist); lemon flan is amazing; my date had loaded nachos with impossible beef and said they were really good, not at all soggy like others he's had recently.

On my most recent visit I ordered the zesty avocado fries and the impossible bacon burger. (Full disclosure, I'm vegetarian but not vegan, so I substituted real mayo on the burger and cilantro ranch for dipping sauce for the avocado fries.) The avocado fries were interesting. I'm not sure what I expected, but I've never eaten anything like it. I don't know if I'd order them again but they weren't bad. They're served in a cone and our order came with only four–they're very thick cut. Outside is crunchy but inside is really soft (not unpleasantly so, just an interesting contrast). I remembered to take a picture when there was only one left). The side salad that came with the burger was more substantial than I expected; on a bed of mixed greens (not iceberg lettuce!) were sliced grape tomatoes, cheese, thinly sliced onions, and croutons. The burger itself was pretty hearty and was served with crisp lettuce and perfectly ripe sliced tomatoes on a nice Kaiser roll. It looked amazing and I was hungry enough that I forgot to take any pictures.

Service was good and servers were attentive. I asked for room temperature water and actually got it; that shouldn't be a big deal, but you'd be amazed at how often I emphasize the 'room temperature' part and the server brings me cold water that just has the ice removed.

The whole dessert menu looks amazing and I plan to come back often enough that I can try one...

Gave this place a 2nd chance and was disappointed. The food is good but the service and delivery is super slow. I came in the early opening days for dinner with my family of 5 and gave them grace as our waiter was young and learning. This time, for breakfast, there were 3 of us. Our server was nice and most of the not great experience we had was not her fault. However, most of our visit on a busy Saturday morning was 3-4 employees standing behind a counter sharing Instagram photos and chatting. I saw 3 other people actually working. On older male server hustling. I was jealous as I saw him taking coffee refills to his table multiple times. It took until after I was finished eating to get a coffee refill. Another older woman and our sever were doing all the work and so I can’t blame our server for not being able to stay on top of food and drinks for so many guests. The food runner was horrible. He brought us the wrong French toast and then instantly appeared with the correct one. I saw that he then took the first one to another table. He didn’t ask if we had everything. We assumed he would come back but he didn’t. We didn’t get any of our breakfast meats or toast until our over-working waitress came to check on us. She had to bring the rest of the food out herself. Again, while 3 employees did nothing but talk behind the counter, including the food runner. If someone else even helped with drinks or refills, the entire place could have received better service. We ordered a take out dish and it was not correct. It was missing cream. I should have checked the bag but I watched the host bag it. I think it is just a young staff with lack of oversight. Hopefully they can change because the food is good. I’m undecided if I will ever...

This was the most disappointing dining experience I’ve had since relocating to this area. The last time I visited this restaurant was in 2010. I used to frequent here for brunch with friends on Sundays after church. Recently, I reviewed the website and saw a nice menu. Couldn’t wait to come back. Upon entry, I noticed it was updated on the inside. Also, the restaurant wasn’t super busy. It had a few large groups scattered throughout it. The rest of the tables were empty except for a few here and there. All parties of less than 4. I sat down with 2 kids. We were greeted well and seated quickly. This is where the good service ended. A server took our drink orders and the kids food orders. I asked her to take my order once she returned with our drinks. However, she did not. She sent someone else to bring us our drinks and I sat for at least 20 minutes without my order being taken. This was the start of a continual pattern. The manager would ask me if I was helped. In fact, he helped us so much that I thought the server left. At one point I flagged down another server to request assistance and she shook her head no and said hold on while walking off. I have never had to stand up, look for, wave at, or ask for service so much in my entire life. Even my kids noticed the subpar service and they are only ages 8 and 10. I intended to order more items but everything was so slow and disconnected that I just refrained. I wish I could say the manager made things better but him constantly stepping in ten minutes or more AFTER the server neglected our table still didn’t give me a good dining experience. I have no intention of ever returning. I will just hold tight to the memories of the great times I had...