Rick Lehtonen Can I put another star on service? Five isnt enough. The staff is great, across the board. Very very customer-centric. And Riardos is a Bar and Grill, but Id take Nona there np at all. Plenty of parking, even on busy nights. The food was better than I expected, and I expected it to be very good, at least, from the other reviews. Allow me to explain...
Riardos has widescreens throughout the place. You walk in the door and get greeted and seated, if there for dinner. If you want the bar, its a nice one. Facing a line of TVs and a nice selection of beers on tap. The floor leading back to the dining area is along a beautifully finished wooden floor. This is a "guy" thing. Its not peel and stick or some new floor, its an old original wood floor with a poly coating. I bring that up because, I like a nice bar floor.
But this review is about the food, and the food was so tasty. The waitress took the order, gave us plenty of time, was, like, "nice". You know how sometimes its almost as if the waitress is acting like someone who has to talk to you because the manager is watching so you get the impression she really doesnt care what you think of the nice weather today? These wait-staff are very good at talking to the customer. Theyll tell you about the menu, specials, what tastes good (entree) with what sides.
I got the chicken Marsala. Highly recommend. The wine sauce was more of a glace than a gravy. Glossy and deeply and richly colored and full of flavor, as well as sliced portabello. Wife got the fried haddock, which was also great. The haddock was served steaming hot. It had to have just come out of the fry. The breading sealed the fish so although it was fully cooked and seriously hot, it was also perfectly juicy and tender.
All the sides were so good Im not going to mention them, other than, since the wife and I got four different side dishes between us, and each side nailed it as far as size, temp, flavor, then Im going to assume all the sides are this good.
The clientele was friendly. Again, Id bring the family here no issues at all. The menu prices were great as well. I did not think "it better be good at this price!" when ordering. I was thinking "these are good prices, and people say the food is so good?". The food was good. Great. Exemplary.
(also, the red skinned mashed were perfect with the chicken Marsala. You cant get a pasta as included side with the dinners unless pasta is part of the meal)
I recommend Riardos as highly as I can. I do not foresee ever getting mediocre food here. And the bar looks like a great place to eat a pizza or wings drinking a draft by yourself or with friends .
