J and I went to this Paradise location while we were out last night. He'd never been to a Paraside before. Since it was after 6pm, the OldTown Scottsdale location was closed. But, since we had to go out to Mesa, he reminded me of the Tempe Marketplace location. \n\nWith such a busy location, you'd think that the restaurant would be clean. Nope. Trash on the floors. Dirty tables. We had to walk around for a minute before we found a clean empty table. J was so put off by the dirty tables surrounding ours that he got up and asked to speak to the manager. The manager, from what J stated, was like...Yeahhhhhhhhhh..I know. He knows his employees are doing a half assed job on keeping the dining area clean and isnt doing anything about it to make sure its clean ALL THE TIME?!\n\nNow to the food. \n\nWe split a Paradise Club. It seemed as if this sandwich was just thrown together. Very dry. J was not at all impressed. \n\nI had a cup of Mac & Cheese and J had a bowl of Mac & Cheese. Im guessing since the mac & cheese is in individual packages, they cook them in a sous vide. J's came from a batch that had not been cooked yet. The guy says, this ones cold, so I have to heat it up. He then throws the cup in the microwave. Uhhh..okay. J said his was alright. He had a little left over and gave me the rest of his. Why did the mac taste chewy. Like it had not been cooked all the way? Though seeing the bowl being put in the microwave, I should have known something would have been off. But I was not expecting chewy macaroni. \n\nAfter everything was said and done, I wish the OldTown Scottsdale would have been open! Because I unfortunately don't think I'll be able to get J to step foot in another Paradise after this experience.
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