earl's is earl's. you can't expect a culinary renaissance when you go, but sometimes being a reliable standard has its benefits. if you know you can't go wrong, you'll go back when you don't want a disappointing experience. brought my date there the other night. wasn't trying to impress her. we just met and its too early for that. and the only drawback of earl's is when you're on a date those hostesses make it difficult to focus on your date. my date and i both had the steak feature. cooked just the way we wanted and the sides were decent. good wine too which the server recommended. she knew her wines, nice. even offered us a taste of the two we couldn't decide on. best of all, the big tv screens so i could keep an eye on the game.