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Yes, two stars. I felt compelled to write this review for the fact that it was just a bad experience overall. I eat out, alot. I frequent new and old establishments. I eat mom and pop all the way to joel robuchon. I give everyone a fair chance, and probably me being in the industry is not going to help this review at all, however... Upon entering Firefly last night, there was no greeter for 4 minutes in a small lobby area that had no one present but myself and my girlfriend. When the hostess finally sat us, we waited 10 minutes before anyone remotely attended to us. When that person came, it was for bread on the table. Then....the wait, another 10 minutes and still no service,even for drinks. When my girlfriend spoke up, it was to another server who took our drink order AND our tapas selections. He told us, this was not his section, however..he put the order in and informed us that our "server" would be taking us through the remainder of our meal. We Thanked him and soon after, our plates arrived, rather quickly I might add. I must say, I am glad we only ordered 5 plates. Everything was either a fried element or had some sort of fried item in the food. At best, it was "ok". The Thai beef Salad tasted boring. No real essence of Thai at all. The beef almost tasted poached with no char,which could be from the over saturation of dressing. The dressing itself needed something to balance the acidity,perhaps a sweetness [which I am assuming was the purpose of the pickled ginger, is that even really "Thai"] And the crispy wonton was over exposed and just way to much. The empanada ..all I can say is Shame On You! Creme Cheese? Really? The duck rolls were constructed as if it were rillette , almost a puree. If, and I do stress, it was supposed to be that way, I would suggest learning to confit. The croquette seemed like fried potato soup with cheese. No real evidence of any ham whatsoever. About the only thing really "decent" was the tempura. Sauce was nice and not to overpowering with citrus segments in it. However, the green onions were left to soak in the grease for way to long and almost tasted burnt. All the while of eating, I noticed the heavier set man who I am assuming is the FOH manager roaming. He spent most of his time however at a table, picking up a child and speaking to one table and that table alone. Not realizing what his staff is doing. Now, back to the lack of service. Our waiter who "should" have been giving us service in the first place finally arrived at plate number 4. He saw that most of the plates were left un eaten and suggested that he "pack" the food up in a to go box. We declined. He never asked us how our meal was or even why there was an abundance of food left. You would think someone would get 2 + 2. It was also a little strange that when the "original" order taker asked if my girlfriend wanted a refill on her drink and the busboy delivered it, he prepared to take my beer away in replace,yet, my girlfriends glass was empty [ o , did I mention that I never received the option for a beer glass and just received a bottle], then..the bussboy brought another drink to the table after that. Two drinks in a confusing fashion were delivered. At this point, I was at my limit. There are smaller points I could make, but I believe I am getting my point across. Firefly, this is my second visit. I wont be returning for a long long long time, if ever.
Choices: 1). negative. 2). positive.
1).