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Marie Callender's Grill

  • July 26, 2006
  • Rated 2 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Marie Callender's Grill

Marie Callender's Grill is supposed to be a higher-end version of their Marie Callender's Bakery restaurants. I visited the Huntington Beach Marie Callender's Grill near Beach and Edinger.

The front of the restaurant has a modern look with faux stack stone and stucco, much like the newer stores and restaurants in the area. The interior is nicely appointed with nice dark woods and granite counter tops. Of course, there is the standard pie display ever present in all Marie Callender's.

We came at 6:30pm and were surprised that only about a quarter of the restaurant was full. We were seated without any wait. Our waitress came to take our drink orders and brought them out quickly.

The menu actually isn't too different from a regular Marie Callender's menu. There is one page that has grill items, but there are only about a dozen extra items, such as some ribs, steaks, and fish.

My friends ordered the scampi-style halibut and the artichoke-and-mushroom halibut. I ordered the pepper-crusted hand-carved tri tip. We also ordered an spinach artichoke dip. We all ordered salads with our entrees too.

The dip came out shortly thereafter, along with a nice warm loaf of cornbread with honey drizzled on top. The cornbread was well worth the visit! We weren't too crazy about the spinach artichoke dip. It was a bit watery for our tastes.

Our entrees came out looking quite delicious. The scampi-style halibut is grilled Alaskan halibut topped with shrimp scampi and capers and lemon garlic sauce. My friend said it tasted pretty good. My other friend had the artichoke-and-mushroom halibut, which came topped with a nice olive oil herb cream sauce. He said that was especially good. My pepper-crusted hand-carved tri tip looked great. It came served with steamed broccoli and mashed potatoes topped with melted cheese, bacon bits, and chives. The tri tip was really tender, but they could have eased off on the pepper crusting a bit. The potatoes were great, though.

We didn't have room for dessert, so we got our check. The total with tip was $66. That included the three entrees, appetizer, three salads, and two soft drinks.

Overall, this was a fair dining experience. I think we expected a different menu. If you like Marie Callender's pies or their regular menu anyways, then this Marie Callender's Grill is recommended. This can simply be classified as a regular Marie Callender's with nicer decor and a few extra menu items.

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