Last weekend was my first visit to 3 Sheets, although my wife had been here before; apparently a friend of hers was the head chef that helped establish the restaurant during its Grand Opening. That was many years ago, and with him having left aspiring to reach greater culinary heights in Hawaii, it seems that things have dwindled in his absence over the years.
We originally came out to Hayden Island to revisit the Island Cafe, but as the wait there was interminably long, we drove a little further down the way and headed to 3 Sheets, where we were happily seated immediately at a long table on the patio, replete with a (currently unnecessary, due to the heat) fire trough than ran its length. We ordered drinks (well, *drink*, as I am back on the keto diet and avoiding carbs as much as possible) and appetizers from the Happy Hour menu: deviled eggs, brussels sprouts with pork belly, plus the steak sandwich, sans bread, for myself.
Things arrived in an adequate amount of time, and the deviled eggs and brussels sprouts were pretty fantastic, I will admit. The eggs were creamy and well-seasoned, and the brussels sprouts, in their balsamic glaze, were savory-sweet-bitter in all the right proportions. The pork belly didn't do much for either of us (it never does, anywhere), due to its high fat content, but that is no fault of the restaurant. Just our personal taste.
On the other hand, my "enjoyment" of my steak sandwich suffered from similar circumstances. The meat was cold, tough and excessively fatty, to the point where the horseradish (which should have accompanied the sandwich, as it is on the menu, but had to be requested) and steak sauce combo could only just barely salvage it. Utilizing a fork and knife to tackle it, I couldn't imagine having to tear through it with my teeth alone.
Unfortunately, things did not improve for the remainder of the meal, as our waiter had completely disappeared after dropping off our entrees, apparently being sucked into bartending duty inside the dining room, despite the fact that there was another (rather curt female0 bartender already there. We waited ~20 minutes after completing our meal before being forced to flag down another waitress, who took another 10 minutes to bring us the check, and then...she also disappeared. We were forced to take our bill to the less-than-friendly lady bartender, who sent us back to our table to wait another 5 minutes before someone came over to take the bill and our card for checkout. All told, nearly 40 minutes passed before we could get the hell outta there!
I'd be willing to give 3 Sheets another shake, once I'm off this ridiculous keto diet again, and am no longer forced to cannibalize the menu for something I can eat, but I'd be leery of the service. I'd probably ask for the check to be delivered along with the entree, just to guarantee I can get away in a reasonable amount of time. And I certainly won't be trusting anything steak related without considerable reconnaissance (aka checking to see the quality of other diner's red meat entrees before committing to anything). read more