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    Rayz Cafe

    3.8 (45 reviews)
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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Excellent grilled chicken salad!
    Cara R.

    I like this location better than the one on the bay. My son is in a quinceñera so we have been bringing him to practice every Sat this month in Genoa. While he is practicing my husband and I come here.This seems to be the only place to converge in town. Full of friendly locals, basic bar type menu, pull tab gambling, sports balls on TV.

    The beef and bean chimichanga, smothered in a blanket of rich, creamy queso.
    Dustin M. R.

    In the Genoa area for our daughters' soccer game, we joined forces with another family to celebrate the girls' win at Rayz Cafe. With the restaurant packed and nine of us in our group, we expected a long wait, but were pleasantly surprised when the speedy staff were able to clean and re-arrange several tables, and seat our party in under ten minutes. After allowing us extra time to review the menu, our waitress Jayne was completely nonplussed by either the size of our party, or the fact that we were two separate bills, with everyone sitting all jumbled together between our two families. My crew ordered the Nacho Supreme with jalapenos for my wife, the beef and bean chimichanga for me, breaded shrimp dinners for both of my daughters, and the 10-piece wings (with hot BBQ sauce) for my son. The atmosphere in the restaurant was great, with multiple dining areas spread around the front and sides of the centrally located bar. Interestingly enough, a full-sized motorcycle was parked on top of the shelves holding the bar's liquor bottles. The dining room we were in was open and airy with high ceilings and huge windows looking out over Main Street. The walls featured various sport paraphernalia, including jerseys from local high school teams, as well as flags from noted national college teams. Flatscreen televisions were perched in the corners, as well as over the bar. High-backed wooden booths ringed the room, while four-person tables and comfortable chairs were liberally distributed everywhere else. Given how busy the restaurant was and the size of our party, we had steeled ourselves for a long wait for our food, but all things considered, it started coming out in a pretty reasonable period of time, with our waitress bringing out plates in groups of twos and threes after only about twenty minutes. When my daughter's plate was jostled on delivery, causing two of her shrimp to fall to the floor, our waitress -purely on her own and without any input from us- had the kitchen cook up replacements. Now that is what I call good customer service! Taste-wise, we all enjoyed our food, with my daughters describing their shrimp as being good sized (rather than the tiny shrimp they have had elsewhere), while my son praised the chicken-flavoured inferno in his mouth from the hot wings. My wife really liked her nachos, while I very much appreciated the good size and taste of my chimichanga. When our bill arrived, the total before tax and tip for our entrees and five waters was $48.09, which felt really good considering the amount of food we received. Even though a note at the bottom of the bill indicates a gratuity of 18% may be charged for tables of eight or more, I was pleased to see that our party of nine was not charged an automatic gratuity. Likewise, I was also happy to see that the restaurant did not try to 'nickel and dime' us to death, with no extra charges for either the ranch or second side sauce with my son's wings. For excellent service, good food at a reasonable price, and a great atmosphere, I rate Rayz Cafe as being Very Good, and will definitely be back!

    Meghan B.

    Have been here a ton of times, for some reason the Genoa location isn't as good as the Sandusky one. The food is usually cold, and service isn't that good. I love the chunks but it gets old once you have awful service over and over. We just got take out, and the food is cold & there's barley any fries on our chunks. Sucks ): definitely don't recommend take out.

    Balls with bacon, banana peppers, coleslaw & cheese
    Zara K.

    This place is awesome & open as Covid winds down. They have a ton of inside space & their outside patios are great (they currently have 3)!Service was fast & friendly. Food was pretty darn good. I ended up getting chicken ballz which are friend pieces of chicken, like a chicken chunk. And I got them with 4 choice toppings....coleslaw, cheese, banana peppers & bacon, they were so good! Lightly fried, not heavy. Oh and they came with ranch to dip. I drank bottled domestic beer. Oh we did have appetizers for the table which were pretzel bites & fried cheese because they were out of fried pickles....both of our choices were just ok not amazing. But those ballz.....highly recommend!

    Dividers
    Cassandra R.

    The food was hot and delicious and the service was great!! They have set the restaurant up nicely with dividers.

    These were all crunchy like they had been dunked back in the fryer to reheat. Should have gotten the chips
    Jody C.

    The quality of the food seems to have gone down considerably lately. Our food took a while to come out, but the server explained that they had a large party in the back, which is fine. I'm pretty patient and don't mind waiting since we had our drinks and were playing Keno anyway. But please don't bring me fresh cut fries that look like this. I would not have served these. I would rather wait a couple more minutes and have food that I could eat than be served food that cannot be eaten that I paid extra for. Sorry probably will find another place to play Keno and eat.

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    Owner very active in local charity and will put together bike runs and donate profits-very good Friday fish dinners

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    4.4(98 reviews)
    20.0 mi
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    We had such a great dining experience here. Everything was so wonderful that I would make the three…read morehour and 45 minute trip back just to dine here again. We started with the whipped feta, lobster bites, and the garlic bread. The whipped feta is an absolute must have. I will be dreaming about this until I have it again. They give you toasted ciabatta and cucumbers on the side to dip. Even with the cucumbers, this dip is absolutely amazing. Very refreshing. We went with the miso glazed Chilean Sea bass & the chicken parm. My husband really enjoyed his Sea bass and I absolutely loved my chicken Parmesan. It had the best spaghetti I've ever had in my entire life. The sauce had a tiny bit of heat that really added to the flavor. I loved my meal!

    We went again on Saturday. WOW!…read more Started with a Martini for my dining partner and iced tea for me. Both were great. The waiter (Josh, a five-star waiter if ever there was one) really knows how to take care of his customers. He really knows the menu, can explain the dishes along with their components and what makes them unique and paces each course perfectly. He even asked if we were BOTH done before any dishes were removed from the table. Nothing looks worse than one person still eating while the rest of the table has no plates in front of them. We started with the roasted carrot salad. The carrots were perfectly roasted and chilled with and amazing tahini "paste" and radicchio, perfectly dressed with a lemon vinaigrette. OUTSTANDING!!! Seriously, this could have been my entire meal! The tahini paste is great, and I made it once while making a tahini dressing for roasted Brussels sprouts. Tahini naturally gets thick (paste like) when liquid is added. To make the paste, just stop adding liquid to it and stop mixing until it gets smooth again. Seriously, delicious. We both ordered the chicken schnitzel for our entrees. It comes with a really nice side salad consisting of mixed greens, dressed again with a very mild vinaigrette. My only quibble (and it's a really small one) is I would have liked the schnitzel to be a bit thinner. That said, it was perfectly cooked, not at all dry and the thickness is up to the creator of the dish. I don't think there's a "standard" for this (ha, ha - get it!). Great breading and very tasty. The dessert... Again, had to go with the sticky toffee pudding! If this is on the menu, there's no way I'm not going to order it. GOD, it's just a perfect ending to a great meal, well, that along with a pot of French Press coffee. All in all, the meal came to $108.00 excluding the tip. Expensive, but WORTH EVERY PENNY! I spent that much a few weeks ago (maybe more) on a really awful meal/experience at a different place. You'll have to read my old reviews to figure that one out! Anyway, this place treats their employees like they actually appreciate them. They took them on a cruise! Of all the restaurants I used to work at, the best thing I ever received was a shift meal or maybe a cold beer because I was still at the place cooking apps at 1:00 in the morning and the manager wanted to go home but felt bad because I couldn't leave. Thanks for the glass of Miller Lite draft, Mr. Chi-Chi's manager guy! Everyone in the place, from the servers to the hostesses, to the bus folks and the floor manager had smiles and a sense of graciousness and appreciation to each and every customer. Try to find that at any other restaurant in Toledo. The food is top notch, made with very unique recipes and techniques you're not going to find anywhere else. The dining room and restrooms (at least the men's) are clean. I never had to ask for a refill on my iced tea or water. New silverware was brought before each course was served. The old plates were removed from the table after the staff asked if it was OK to do so. Proper training in procedure and etiquette is obvious. Again, just a great meal in every way - 10 out of 10! Can't wait to go back.

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    Four people, 4 different meals. Only one came out as ordered. One burger had crisp crust one did…read morenot. Chili sauce was not a sauce, just seasoned hamburger, rather dry, but taste was not bad, onions we chunky, not diced. All fries were end pieces and skins. Service was friendly but slow. Not at all up to the hype about how great the food is. I don't usually review eateries, but since that seems to be the owners thing, I was rather disappointed by his establishment. Not sure if I will try again. It was earlier tonight, around 6:45. Maybe the staff was tired. I would think that a Saturday evening would be better staffed. We still tipped at over 20 % because we aren't rude. I hope the owner reviews his staff and establishment.​

    I've been a big fan of a local social media personality who calls himself "the Burger Review Guy"…read morehere in the Toledo area. He posts videos of him trying burgers mostly from recommendations and then rates them based on flavor and if they are cooked as he ordered them. I have been very impressed with several local restaurants he's rated with high praise. The other night I happened to be near his restaurant and was looking forward to eating there. Sadly, I left very disappointed. To start with, with very few customers there, the service was slow and the staff didn't seem up to speed. Then the food came out. The onion rings were clearly high quality but warm at best. The only two good things I can say about the burger is, it was cooked to order, and the bun was a quality bun. The burger had little to no flavor and the "grilled" mushrooms were cold. On his scale of 1-10, I'd give the burger a 6.5 I have heard many people I know give them good reviews, so I'd probably give them another shot of on the area, but I wouldn't make the 35 minute drive just to eat there. If you're gonna put yourself out there as some kind of Burger expert, maybe you should make sure your own restaurant is on point first.

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    4.8(9 reviews)
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