The Garden Grill

We don't often venture to Johnston during the lunch hour, so I was excited to try out The Garden Grill, just off of 86th street near the movie theater, for lunch last week when we had a meeting out that way.  Honestly, I didn't know what had gone in here after the diner closed.

The first impression was really nice.  White linen table cloths and a kids coloring page with a nice variety of kids meal selections.  We were seated immediately and the waitress was attentive.  There were a lot of lunch menu choices from salads to sandwiches to pasta dishes.  It was almost hard to decide.

Unfortunately, we waited a pretty long time for our entrees to arrive, at least 30 minutes and were we only had an hour for lunch, we probably wouldn't return if we were crunched for time again.  The restaurant was busy, but not enough that it would warrant that kind of wait.  I appreciate the menu selection and that they made items fresh though.

The food came out hot and looked great, but my prime rib sandwich (minus the bun) was just ok.  The seasonings were good and the horse radish sauce certainly helped, but the meat was a little tough. The sweet potato fries were very crispy and nice though,

Josh said his chicken fajita wrap could have used more seasoning.  Nathan's chicken strips were good quality and he liked the fries.

Over-all I appreciated a large menu selection, the attentive staff and hot food.  I wouldn't recommend it for a quick lunch, but would certainly go back for a relaxing meal and to check out their dinner menu.  The martini specials looked good and I would have tried one if it wasn't waaay before 5pm!  I have also been told that their Sunday brunch buffet is very good too, so if you try it out let us know what you think!