J. Alexander's Restaurant

An enjoyable and delicious meal! They have a gluten free menu, that included ribs, which were fantastic. From the salads to the steaks to the warm carrot cake, our meals were superb. The price was fair and the server was friendly and attentive, but not overly so. This is a great choice for a nice evening out, expect $75 to $100 for two meals, two drinks or dessert. Treat yourself!

Reservations are recommended. We have been here multiple times many years ago and came back here recently. The food is generally delicious. The steaks are sometimes hit or miss for temperature and flavors though. The spinach con queso, bread, Alex salad are generally very good. The carrot cake is considered delicious and one of the must haves by wife and her friend. Service is friendly, but can be slow at times with the servers not stopping by when preferred. This is nice for business lunch or dinners. It’s also an upscale option for date nights. It is pricey though. Our recent meal for two with an appetizer, salad, steaks and a dessert was approximately $150. That was with a customary tip and no alcohol.

OMG, where do I start? As soon as you park in the lot, the smell of wood fired steak grilling hits you and the drool begins! When you walk in the front door, you see the flames rising up from the grill as the steak and ribs are being grilled to perfection. I can just stand there and watch all day! ( warning: my mouth’s watering lol) We sat at our table, party of 5 extremely hungry after just landing at Tampa airport flying in from Islip NY. Tyler our waiter greeted us right away and got right to it. He took our drink order, explained some of the dishes and guided us to some perfect selections. We started with the char grilled artichokes! Why? Because while I was checking the reviews, everyone was going nuts over them. So, I said…. Why not! Man they were amazing, never had them that way, but will now!!! (Being an Italian from NY, we always stuffed them) For dinner, 3 of us ordered the amazing FULL rack of baby back ribs!!!! They were totally delicious and the meat…… as a New Yorker says was “Off Da Bone” delicious. And then…. Let’s talk about the sides! I had the “loaded” baked potato and the unbelievable Mac n cheese. All I can say was unbelievable. I ended up taking home most of my potato and half my Mac n cheese. I knew that I will enjoy them the next day just as much! The other dinners were the grilled chicken (all dark meat on request) and the filet mignon! These were both enjoyed as much as we enjoyed the ribs! (But wait, there’s more…….Marissa Tomei my cousin Vinnie). Desert! I forced myself into the chocolate friggin fudge cake and vanilla ice cream which totally put me into a good coma for the night. Also order on Tyler’s recommendation was the carrot cake which he raved about. He hit that right as well. Tyler’s presence, personality and service was truly amazing and on point. He made our night when that much better…. Thanks Tyler! (Good luck with the upcoming birth of your child) Tip him well folks!