By Jay Whipple
Trend Magazine Online™
Great Idea!
I
learned of this eatery from the same gentleman that dined with me on this
visit,
Mr. Harvey Boyd, whose claim to fame is
the creator of the official seal of
Mecklenburg County North Carolina in
1964. He is from
Matthews and has family ties dating back to the
early
1900's where his grandfather was the founder of one of the local
churches and his late father retired from the local railroad which is how the
town got its name. I enjoyed our first experience here several years ago such
much so that I decided to return, somewhat post
Coronavirus Pandemic, for
the purpose of writing this review and of course hopefully enjoying another
great dining experience.
We arrived at approximately
1:30 PM and were happily greeted and seated
immediately with our nice server arriving shortly thereafter to take our order.
The dining area was very clean and decorated with wooden tables in padded
booths, contemporary interior designs with similar artwork consisting of items
on the menu which I think is a pretty cool way of promoting their offerings as
opposed to some other person or thing. The men's room was relatively clean, but
I failed to note their sanitation score which is supposed to be in a
conspicuous location.
Harvey and I both ordered the medium bowls which were the same price as the
small bowl at
$11.99, which I consider on the fringe of pricey. I
ordered brown and fried rice with egg as the base, and he ordered double brown
rice with white fish only as his topping. I selected a variety of meats, vegetables,
and spices from the buffet-style selection bar. These choices are the main reason that I
decided to return to this eatery as most similar restaurants do not allow so
many options for your palette on that particular visit.
My meal was up in about
5 minutes and
Harvey's in another
5
minutes. I was very pleased with the preparation, presentation, and taste
of my meal as it looked, smelled, and tasted delicious. The roasted garlic
sauce that I chose was a bit too spicy at first but slowly lost that spiciness
as my taste buds adjusted. I liked the option of having the sauce on my meal or
using a dipping bowl on the side.
Harvey chose the teriyaki sauce then
switch to a side bowl of roasted garlic. He stated that his meal was okay. Our
total came to
$26.77 without
the tip.
The young wait staff were nice but a bit overly attentive as they came around
too often to check on us which is not advisable as it disturbs a good meal and
conversation. Checking a few minutes after the meal has been served and once or
no more than twice during the meal is typically sufficient and proper etiquette.
I am writing from the perspective of having been employed as a server and
completing a few courses in proper etiquette dating back to the late
1970's
in various full-service sit-down eateries from mid-range to high priced offerings.
More customers began to trickle in after we were seated and began dining which
suggests that business was back to normal after two years of restrictions
dictated by one of the worst worldwide pandemics in modern-day history that
left in its wake a host of mom and pops that could not survive the economic
fallout. It is for that reason that I was ecstatic to learn that this place was
still in operation although I have since learned that it is part of a
nationwide chain of
over 50 locations which explains how it was able to
weather the storm. I look forward to my next visit.
The
Ghengis Grill/Windsor Square is located at
9727 E Independence Blvd.,
Matthews,
NC 28105, their phone number is
704-444-0068,
and website is
https://locations.genghisgrill.com/nc/matthews/genghis-grill-2603.html. Tell them that
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