Monday, July 27, 2009
Restaurant Review: Cine-It Burger & Grill
Cine-It Burger, a place where the cold tile floors and bare windows clash with its warm greetings and inviting, movie themed menu items. The drive-in theater inspired décor falls short of higher expectations. It seems to be aspiring to be something it could achieve with a few more investments. Three booths in the shape of cars line the window, and the rest of the space is filled with hard wooden tables and chairs, not in fitting with the feel of the restaurant. The walls are less than spectacularly decorated in scenes of old movies and a big drive-in mural, but even the artwork fails to impress, looking amateurish.
The food was surprisingly delicious, yet not the best burgers ever tasted. The fries were regular fast food style fries, with a more natural taste to them. The milkshakes were filled to three quarters of the Styrofoam cup, and the whipped cream dominated most of it. Although tasty, not the proper way to be made.
Much of the shortcomings have to do with the management and the training of the cooks. Also, with the arrangement of the décor, there needs to be more of a cozy feel, instead of cold and impersonal, even though there is a clear sign of effort on their part, more needs to be done to make this a truly enjoyable experience.
