Cheddars

Short and Sweet...

Waited about a hour to be seated
It was super crowded
The wrong drink was sent to my table
The main dish my friend wanted they had sold out of and couldn't make anymore (Spaghetti)
Margarita - so so
Customer service was ok

Bottom line, I have no plans of going back here anytime soon.

Don't knock the chain but considered the reviews for this location. I absolutely looove Cheddars. I lived in Dallas, Texas for five years and Cheddars was my favorite restaurant. Great food for a very cheap price. I grieved Cheddars when I relocated to the DC area. I used to drive to York, PA (70miles) away just to eat Cheddars. Yes thats how much I love this place.

So when i discovered that Cheddars would be in the DC/MD metro area I was ecstatic. But was soon disappointed by the elevated prices (prices are more expensive here than other Cheddars restaurants) and the horrible service. I agree with everyone that the service is not good and the wait time is unbearable. I hope they get better but this was my spot!

I've been to Cheddars a few times...

Pros - Good drinks, they'll have you feeling nice in no time, for a good price.  The food I've had is good.  Not great, but good, and exactly what I would expect for what I paid.

Cons - Listen to the reviews people, horrible customer service.  The servers seem lost and uninterested, very poorly trained, and serious lack of knowledge of the menu.  Most of them are young, probably high school/college, they gathered in groups to laugh and hang out instead of serve tables.  Also, usually a really long wait, which is surprising, 'cause the service sucks so bad.  We basically had to send a smoke signal to our girl to get her to bring some water around.

So, why have I been to Cheddars 3-4 times.... the drinks!  Try the Texas Tea, for $5-$6 you can get quite a nice buzz.  They say it's a limit of two per customer, but our server (thankfully) forgot how many we ordered, so we got up to our 4th before she noticed.