Problem: Okay ... So I was slightly thrilled when I found their delivery menu jammed into my door. Oh boy! Another restaurant that will bring food and beverages to my little dwelling, sparing me the annoyance of cooking. Well, I had the opportunity to try them out last night. ... Meh. I gave them one star for the lovely Veronica who answered the phone, spoke perfect ENGLISH, and took my order with friendly efficiency. That was truly a delightful surprise! The second star is for the very FAST DELIVERY time ... Under 30 minutes, despite the fact that the driver had trouble finding me. The lack of any other stars reflects on the wildly overpriced lasagna ($14), which arrived barely luke warm and with no accompaniments other than 2 short, doughy, greasy bread-sticks. No salad, no soup ... nuthin'. REALLY? $14 for a single serving of bland pasta filled with meat and a little cheese and hardly any sauce?! What really annoyed me, was that I had to actually heat the lasagna in a 350 degrees oven for 1/2 hour to get it to a point where it was slightly hot around the edges, but still only warm in the center. Grrrr .... Turning on the oven pretty much negates any benefit of getting food delivered, so I was NOT PLEASED. I felt like I did half their work for them. It was as if they had thawed out a pan of frozen lasagna, stuck it under a heat lamp and waited for the orders to pour in. FYI guys ... Pouring 1/2 cup of hot marinara on a 5-inch slab of room temp lasagna will NOT heat it through. Lesson learned: When ordering from a place with "pizza" in their name, stick to the pizza!
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Problem: I'm sorry but... I was and still am a little awe-struck by this place. It's a lounge/bar/theater/restaurant all in one. First: the decor. Once you get your tickets (if you are attending a movie), you go up a SWANKY escalator and enter the lounge area. The lounge and bar area... there are 2 bars, one that you walk by when you first get up the escalator (that seems to serve the restaurant section of Mez) and then there is THE Bar... it's beautiful, and the bartenders are fantastic. The seating is modern decor and each little "area" has it's own style. My favorite are the 3D birds that are over the bar... and the gorgeous chandiliers. The beer selection is quirky mix--still trying to figure out what beer I had--a blueberry IPA that was PHENOMENAL. Thanks to the bartender for recommending it!! We ordered food and ate an appetizer in the lounge before taking our entree into the theater. Illegal bread. So good it should be illegal. The truffle fries... oh they are amazing.... don't even need condiments with those bad boys! I also ordered the Mez Burger, very good! The theater... couch-like seats with small tables to put your food (and your beverage... love that I could have a beer while watching a movie). What would have made this even MORE awesome was wait staff during the movie to refill your beverage... instead you had to leave the movie (boo) to get another if you wanted one. All in all, this place is fantastic. I have only seen one movie but frequent the bar while out on the town. Highly recommended--and a great place to take a date!
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Problem: Not impressed. Decor: good. Service: great. Food: this is really the best you can do? I went to Salty Sow during restaurant week. I was honestly pretty excited about my meal. I got a Copper State Mule to start (good, but not anything special - vodka, ginger beer, lime on ice). My first course was an endive salad. Pretty flavorless, except for the bleu cheese which overpowered everything. My second course was suckling pig topped with a fried egg. It was easily the most disappointing part of my meal. I don't know what part of the pig I was eating, but it was not appetizing. Some of it was chewy, some was tender (good), some of unrecognizable (not good at all). The fried egg added absolutely nothing to the dish. The steamed cabbage at the bottom of my plate lacked basic salt and pepper. For desert, I had homemade ricotta cheese that was topped with honey, dates, golden raisins, and cranberries with a side of toasted baguette. I'm all about simple deserts, but this, although good, did not wow me. Portion sizes were small and I felt like I was paying a lot for what I got (even at restaurant week prices). It may be a good place to grab a drink with friends, but as far as food goes, I think you'd have a much better meal elsewhere.
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Problem: The food was fine, so I have no complaints there. However, the wait time for food and drinks on this visit was just insane. After being at our table for ONE HOUR we still don't have our food. People around us have arrived, eaten, and left since we got here. This is my first visit to this location, and I don't think we'll be back.
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