Food is bland, they cook slow, "toast" is extremely soft and not good, fries not crispy, chicken not crispy, its just soggy and unseasoned

negative

What a gem! I regularly drive by this place on my way to work and always say "I'm going to try it out". Well, I recently purchased a Groupon ($15 for $30) and decided to have dinner and drinks here with a friend. When we entered the restaurant, Liz greeted us enthusiastically and asked where we'd like to sit. There was about 8 other people in the restaurant, 6 at the bar and 2 at a table in the corner, we opted to sit at the bar. It's a tiny spot, but it had the right amount of space to get you involved with the other patrons and the bartender, who was awesome but I'll get to that later. Liz handed us the martini menu and boy was it extensive! Over 550 ways to make a martini, listed in alphabetical order and by what alcohol is used (Gin, Vodka or bourbon). It was so hard to decide but I opted for a Chocolate God (tasted like spicy cake, which sounds weird but it worked with my meal), and my dinner buddy opted to get their little 3 drink deal (Absolutely Ruby, Rising Sun, and Antifreeze (which was to die for). For dinner, I ordered the Lizs Penne a la vodka and my friend ordered the California Chicken. Both were made exceptionally well, with my pasta having just the right amount of vodka sauce and my friends veggies were crisp, the rice the perfect texture and the chicken crispy, but juicy. For dessert, we opted to share the creme brulee which wasn't too sweet and came with a nice side of fruit. Oh a side note, the martinis are on the strong side (or maybe I'm just a light drinker), because I ended up knocking over my glass and breaking it to which the bartender responded in a sing song voice: "blame it on the alcohol" and the room laughed. All in all it was a great first time experience. After the Groupon voucher, my bill came to about $42 and I gave the bartender a hearty tip. Will definitely be going back soon!

positive

I love their huge selections on happy hour menu about 30+ items. Their prices are decent. Some of them includes Beef Carpaccio for $4.50; Mediterranean Chicken $5.50; Beef Satays for $5.50 and Cured Meat & Cheese,ie Chef's selection of cured meats & cheeses for $7.50. I had the Salgadinhos, (Assorted Brazilian Appetizers) Breaded minced chicken, Shrimp empanada, Brazilian meatballs & fried cheese. I also had the Saffron Mussels- Mussels, roasted peppers, caramelized onion in a saffron broth. $5.00. The server was attentive and the food & drinks were good. One of the server photo-bombed us 3times, it was so funny.

positive

I'm sad to say but I was very disappointed with my experience at this forever 21. The negatives outweigh the positives significantly. The positives being they have a very good selection & the store it's self was clean. Unfortunately with having such a large selection of items it was almost impossible to find what I was looking for. The staff didn't know where to find anything either. Plus when you asked them they looked at me like I just asked them if there was a spider on my face. I had to ask around a dozen employs for help (some being friendly, some not so much) with non of them being very helpful. When I was looking for sunglasses I had to ask 4 employes where to find them & I got sent to three different location in the store before actually finding sunglasses. I think this location should give there employes a LOT more training. I ended up leaving annoyed & without finding a single thing I was looking for. I feel like I wasted my time.
negative