text: The hubby and I stopped by Saturday night for a quick bite and something has changed here The lovely Brit was still there waiting tables with as big a smile as ever but she was tending bar as well Hmmm Where is Richie Oh he and another bartender are gone and now working the bar at Static in The Strip The amazing Brit and another waitress handled the bar AND the floor all by themselves and did it well I might add So there was some lag time to be expected when the joint is so understaffed But whynnI had the scallops atop a delicious polenta crowned by big slices of bacon No veggies The polenta was cold good but cold Three out of the four scallops were sweet and beautifully caramelized The th was browned well too but was just this side of being bad I pushed that one aside Why whole slices of bacon I love bacon but it was not a Devonshireperhaps if the bacon had been crumbled and scattered over the tops of the scallops And why no veg Had I been aware of that fact I would have been happy to order a side veggie or a salad Even a green garnish would have helped the all beige platennThe hubster had the fried chicken Meh Boneless chicken does not qualify as fried chicken It lacks the depth of flavor and dries out without the bones He was underwhelmed Again no veg And no bread basket either nnThe Moscow Mule as usual was superbnnWhats going on A A Staffing problems food quality missing the mark empty tables and spots at the bar are not looking good Ohand please hand out fresh clean unrumpled menusthe ones handed to us looked waaayyy past their prime and set a bad tone Print up new ones and if you have to laminate them and wipe them off occasionally to keep them clean please