daq's wings & grill

service greatly improved!!!!!. today the ttott crew descended upon daq’s of monroe, and i must say that i was pleasantly surprised. for those foodie friends who have never ventured to daq’s, it’s located conveniently on forsythe avenue, in between trio’s and chase bank.

first, i will set the “mood” - this eatery possesses a sports bar/pub type atmosphere with ample adult beverage signage and adorable wait staff for the young men of the town. daq’s menu is simple consisting of burgers, wings, strips, salads and appetizers. they have a nice selection of sauces and their scratch made onion rings are fabulous.

ttott’s personal favorite menu item is the grilled chicken, whether it’s on a salad or between the bread of your choice, the flavor is there without any sauce/dressing. today’s outing provided the ttott crew with grilled chicken sandwiches, with sauces on the side, one fabulous grilled chicken salad, flavorful chicken strips, crispyfriesand mouth watering onion rings. our waitress was very hospitable, courteous, and efficient; and this, ttott friends is where i must make a brief interjection - in the past, i have been hesitant to return to daq’s because of the service (or lack of) that i and my guests have received. now having said this, again i will reiterate how pleasantly surprised i was to have had such an attentive young lady attending to the ttott crew! this young lady gave 110% in her customer service efforts and it gleamed through how much she enjoyed what she does!

from start to fabulous finish, i must say that i have been given rejuvenated joy with daq’s and their service. based on this visit, the ttott crew will most certainly be revisiting daq’s again in the near future.


-----16 jun, 2011-----

daq's, i won't be back..... a few weeks back an office cohort and i ventured back into the realm of daq's and i could not wait to share my new found treasure of wonderful food with my friend. "waiting" was an understatement. the young lady who finally noticed us, took our "water" drink order, and vanished off to attend to other customers (which is completely acceptable). once she returned, she took our grilled chicken sandwich and grilled chicken salad order (not difficult, right? wrong). after waiting for 30 minutes for our food to be delivered, we flagged down our waitress and inquired as to the disposition of our meal and were told that the "kitchen is backed up". okay. so as the dining room thins out, and people who were seated long after we arrived were getting more complex orders of burgers, fries, appetizers, etc., and after we had waited for 45 minutes for (again) a grilled chicken sandwich (no side) and a grilled chicken salad (chicken and a variety of uncooked vegetables) we got up and left! had it not been for those orders for people who came in 10 to 15 minutes after my cohort and i had placed ours, we would have most likely "pressed forward" with our wait, but sadly, either the wait staff were oblivious to what was actually transpiring (and/or hadn't actually turned in our ticket at all), or the kitchen staff couldn't keep orders straight, either way, no matter how good the food may have been, it's certainly not worth the trouble of being ignored! it's certainly a shame that something that started out so wonderful, ended like a car hitting a brick wall. on the parker spoon review, i remove all prior accolades and award daq's 1 spoon, and only out of sheer pity. shame on you! :(

arrogant.... this business will not answer their telephone. an employee actually told me they "mute" it until 2:30 because they don't have the staff to take calls. i told her how are you supposed to make a togo order? she said that's what the drivethru is for. are you kidding me??????? if this were mcdonalds and they could produce a burger andfriesin 2 minutes then she's right but they can not. they'd do 3 orders a day at lunch based on the amount of time it takes them to get your order out. it's just crazy and arrogant and once the "newness" or the place wains i guarantee they'll rethink this attitude of ignoring an entire channel of business especially with trios next door who has better food anyway.

update: just made 3 call at 8pm and the phone rang over 20 times each time (both phone numbers)... guess they've stopped taking incoming calls 100% now. fyi the french dip i just finished from trios was incredible.

food was ok, we had to add salt/tony's to all of it. the mac & cheese was dry & not mixed. thefrieshad 0 flavor. the service was slow & the waitress didn't really do a good job. wasn't impressed and wouldn't come back.

food was okay, but i could have made better at home. seating arrangement seemed very odd. it is obvious this building wasn't meant to be a sit down restaurant. i ordered some chicken that had bacon and cheese melted on it. the bacon was hard as a rock, inedible at best. the cheese was barely melted, and not warm. the chicken, however, was cooked nicely. my boyfriend ordered a poboy or something and it was tolerable... they could have made it better by toasting the bread or something but it was just like a sandwich. he ordered some sweet potatofriesand we were given what seemed like the glaze for a donut to dip it in. no, that's just wrong. i won't comment on the waitresses... i suppose it is a "sports bar" so they can get away with showy attire. they were at least polite. one more comment... the "mixed drinks"... my boyfriend ordered a mixed drink, but it was straight alcohol. he nearly gagged it was so strong. he made me taste it, being the joker he was, and it hurt my stomach all night from a tiny little taste. it was *strong*. some like that, some don't.

bad all the way around. i've tried to like this place and given it many chances but my most recent experience sealed the deal. i was craving appetizers, something cheap and easy. when we entered the building, there were bags of trash piled up at the entrance. yuck! i ordered cheesefriesand was totally disappointed. i could have gotten better at a local drive in. upon discussing this experience with a friend, he told me that the last 2 times he was there, he saw someone urinating on his vehicle and on another occasion, urinating just outside the front of the residence. this place needs some serious management attention.

poor service/ food not good. i called in an order on friday night. when i picked my order up and made it home i realized that i only had half of what i ordered. i live too far to just drive back so i called to complain. i was told that i should have checked before i left and that i could get the rest of my order only if i drove back that night. the food that we did receive were wings that were not seasoned, just dipped in sauce, and thefriesand fried pickles were way over cooked to the point where we just threw them away! i will never go back to dags!!! the manager, staff, and food were all horrible!

we loved it!. wings andfrieswere so so good! thefriesare different, the batter unique, but they are delicious. had the chicken strips with parmesan garlic, chipotle citrus bbq, and 'hot', sauces....we highly recommend all of them, super good! we are coming back next time we're in monroe!

the cheeseburgers are amazing, one of the best i've ever tasted. thefriesare not my favorite though.

place is awesome, servers pleasing to the eyes and wings are awesome. thefriesare incredible!!

pretty good. the food is pretty good with the exception of the french fries. love the chick strips and wings, burgers are good, and their sandwiches are awesome.... thefriesjust suck