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Thanks to a sale at Restaurants.com my husband and I picked up a twenty five dollar gift certificate here for two bucks. TWO!!! yeah a one two, dollars. If you know me, and I make no qualms about it, I'm a real cheapskate. Anyways, I had heard about this place a while back through Yelp because of some charity event held there. While I didn't make it out to the event, the name stuck in the back of my head and when I saw it on the list on sale, I knew it was in my neighborhood. This place seems to be suffering from an identity crisis, but the food was amazing. The atmosphere is trying to be upscale, and the menu and prices reflect that but it's not quite all there. I'll start with the good, the food. The filet mignon was probably one of the best steaks I have ever had. Thick, well cut, perfectly cooked the way I ordered it with a nice sauce to go with it. I liked that it came with my choice of three starches and veggies. We started with the skirt steak appetizer that came with some cheese and avocado pieces. That was so tender I cut it with my butter knife. We had martinis and mine came with a multicolored sugar rim which made a good drink fun. Rounding out the meal was a large slice of strawberry cheesecake and a fresh cup of coffee, brewed just for me. The place is also very cute, although a bit small. There are water features and a large fish tank near the bar. The ladies room is also adorably decorated even though you have to walk through a storage hallway to get to it. Now to the bad. The service was slow, it took over two hours to finish this meal. Not that is was bad service, just quite slow. Granted it was a Wednesday night and the lady had the entire room to herself without a bus person to help. We were only allowed to order in rounds, and that made it go even slower. This could be a good thing if you want to enjoy the company, but not so much if you just want to get your grub on. Next not so great thing is, the table clothes don't seem to fit on the booths, by the end of the night I was dripping in sweat because I was wrapped up in it under the table, it was like having a blanket in my lap the whole time. I tripped my feet in it and finally picked up the excess and tossed it on the bench. Annoying yes, safety hazard, a big fat yes. Skip the booths and ask for a table. Back to the identity crisis, while it's a nice place I just couldn't get over the fact it is a windowless eatery in a bar. It's not the kind of food you would expect from a bar, but still. Overall it was a nice meal and the food is well worth the bit of confusion. Dress up or down? Either is good. Beer on tap or elegant bottles of wine? You pick. A romantic dinner with the miss or boys night out? It could work for both. Go, eat, and enjoy.
positive