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Originally Posted by ilovetv
The Square 1 menu looks delicious with a nice variety!
Nice to see a new restaurant that is not TooJays, Cody's and the others already at the town squares.
This will be a good alternative to Five Guys, which at Brownwood looks unappetizing because of the bright lights and messy floors and strewn-around chairs (have seen poor housekeeping there every time we tried it). Atmosphere leaves much to be desired.
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My wife and I ate there Sunday afternoon and found the previous postings to be right in line with our experience. The restaurant and the restrooms were clean and we enjoyed the ambiance, although the red velvet seating section did remind us a little of a brothel from the old westerns on television
. Our server's name was Jenny and she was excellent-we would not hesitate to request her as our server and do recommend her. She asked if this was our first time (it was) and she "filled us in" including information about the loyalty club with the $5.00 coupon and that the club does something for our birthday (no details there but we didn't ask either). She brought up the price and acknowledged that the cost was higher, and attributed it to the fresh ingredients without apology. I was glad to hear the server being upfront about the cost and not be apologetic about it. We started with the fried mac n' cheese with their SQ1 Sooner dipping sauce. The appetizer was very good and worth the price. The dipping sauce was not as spicy as I thought it might be (my wife doesn't like to eat food that has "heat", yet she enjoyed the dipping sauce-so it could not have been too hot). Our burgers (I had the South of the Border and she had the Turkey Cobb) were prepared as ordered and were quite juicy versus greasy. There was good spacing between the appetizer and the burgers, so we were able to enjoy the background music while being able to chat and "knosh" on the appetizer. OK, as to the cost-for our burgers, appetizer and sweet teas
without tip came to about $37.00. Putting this into perspective, we have had similarly priced burgers at two other chain restaurants: Ruby Tuesday's and Famous Dave's BBQ. The prime Angus burgers at RT's were greasy and not as fresh tasting as Square One, whereas the brisket burgers at Famous Dave's were in our opinion the best of the three. Note that Square One allows you to "upgrade" your beef to Kobe beef or buffalo for an extra $5 if you so choose. I would not recommend this unless you had a discerning palette so that you could enjoy the difference. Summing up, if price is your primary consideration, there may be other more appealing options. If freshly prepared products are your preference, then having good service, a clean restaurant and nice atmosphere may have you going back.