Not Your Average Joe's Bethesda

Eating was excellent! try the jambalaya! service was really good and attentive. very clean and pleasant restaurant. we will certainly be back for more.

We found the food better than our last visit although my husband/s salmon dish was a bit too salty. The waitress was Ok. It sometimes took a while before she checked back at the table- mainly after we first sat down and when we waited for the bill. Where we sat was very drafty- not comfortable on a cold night.

Our waiter was very pleasant and worked hard to try and take care of our table of 9 people; however, service was incredibly slow and the billing confusing; apparently, the kitchen staff was very new and inexperienced. Bread, Drinks/wine and cocktails were great; my Penne Alla Vodka was delicious (and the kitchen correctly did not add any meat per my request); the side salad was ONLY lettuce for me, but my sister in law's had tomato, onion, etc.; most people did not like their dinner, especially the mustard-crusted chicken, which was tough and dry. I like the convenient location and parking, and I used to like coming here; I am hopeful things will improve.

The lights hanging over the tables are horrible — way too bright and kill any ambiance. Like the bar area much better than dining section. Frankly, really still miss Hamburger Hamlet. Decent food except sheet pan nachos. Beef tips were not properly seared.

Great but bread we look forward to was stale and cold.