We went Sunday evening for dinner. We were immediately set at our table, we had a reservation. The hostess was friendly & welcoming. Upon entry, it was an open concept. The bar was to the left, infront was the kitchen & the seating area to the right. The restaurant is beautiful & elegant. Our waitress, Ashly attended to us quickly taking our drink order. She answered our menu questions & took our order. We had the NY strip which came with MAC & cheese (you can switch the side) & the Baby back ribs which came with fries & coleslaw. The NY strip was cooked perfectly (medium) & very tasty. There was no special seasoning, just the seared grilled flavor. The Mac & cheese were fantastic. It had such a yummy unique flavor I asked the waitress what cheese was this made with (Gruyère & Parmesan). The baby back ribs were so tender the meat was falling off the bone. The barbecue sauce was thick & sweet. The coleslaw was finely shredded & a creamy mayonnaise base. The French fries were shoestring style & nothing unique.

We had a very nice dinner at J Alexander's after we saw a show at the Aronoff. It was a Saturday night and we had made reservations so we were able to get in right away. We had a great server, I forget what his name was, but he was very attentive. We had the steak and chicken tenders. The steak was cooked perfectly and the chicken tenders were really good. We also had the Keylime pie and the carrot cake for dessert. Will be back soon.

For my birthday, I had my wife & son to take me to J. Alexander's. I love that Alex's salad. It is the best. My grandson had the Caesar salad, and found it had a little lettuce with the Parmesan cheese. My Slow Roasted prime rib was so good, that I didn't take time to take a picture of it. My wife had the veggie burger (trying to be healthy), when she wanted what my son got (crab cakes). Crab Cakes good, Veggie burger not so much. My daughter-in-law liked her salad (I think it was a salmon salad). The desserts were over the top. I had the key lime pie, and I thought I was in heaven., My grandson had the chocolate cake with ice cream. It was a lot of cake. My wife and daughter-in-law shared the bread pudding that was more than they could eat. Our server was kind and attentive. I will return again.

Had the filet kabob on rice. Filet cooked to perfection with a sweet sauce on top. Delicious! Followed meal with a large piece of carrot cake that my wife and I shared. Again delicious. Service was excellent! Ambiance was excellent for the six of us to converse quietly.

Food was great; service was excellent! Will return again. Have not been in quite some time. Quiet ambiance as well.

I usually try not to order a burger when testing out a new place, but J. Alexander's has me questioning my whole philosophy. Me and my GF got the Old Fashioned Cheeseburger and it's the best one I've had in a while. The Bun is large, soft and charred. The burger is Angus Steak Beef, tastes like it's fresh from a butcher shop. The cheese was slightly melted which is a necessity. The secret sauce was great, I recommend getting some extra on the sides. Can't really name any flaws. The French fries were tiny (think Steak 'n Shake) but they tasted great. We definitely will be back and I might have to order it again.

We had a lovely evening at dinner here. Food was absolutely delicious. We ate solely off of the "seasonal menu" which was a little card they brought to us to accompany the normal menus. On it was this delicious lump crab dip that was to DIE for. I could have just eaten a bowl of that over and over again. We also both got a seasonal filet with red mashed potatoes, 2 stalks of asparagus and béarnaise sauce. The steak was cooked to perfection and was a great portion for the price. We finished the night off with the seasonal white chocolate cheesecake with fresh raspberry sauce. The crust on the cheesecake was this delicate graham cracker crust. The raspberry sauce you could tell was homemade and DID NOT taste artificial which was a plus in my book. Drinks were great as well. Ambiance is very classy. I took off a star because we were quoted a 25 minute wait and ended up waiting over 45 minutes with no update from hostess staff and until I walked up to the host stand at the 45 minute mark did the hostess then conveniently seat us. Makes me wonder if she forgot about us on the list because we were seated immediately after I walked up. So hostess staff either needs to quote better wait times or else keep an eye on the walk ins and remember that they are paying customers too.