7. Mackenzie's Chophouse

not so hot
The service was great, but for the price, the food was below average. The presentation of the food was poor. Also, $10 for a Gin Martini in Colorado Spings... not justified, unless top line Gin, but it was not.

Christmas eve 2004. The food was very good. The hostess was not up to par. We were immediately seated and things appeared to be going well when the hostess came back and told us we would have to move. "There's an empty table in the lounge" We should have just left at that time. The "manager" walked past us at least a dozen times and finally I flagged him down and after explaining what had happened he offered a halfhearted apopogy stating that "I didn't think it was a big deal". WELL IT WAS! I had out of town guests and this was a very embarrassing experience.