OK, what is everyone else seeing here that I didn't? Yeah, I went for a weekday lunch instead of for Sunday brunch but shouldn't it still be at least a good experience? On the plus side, the physical space is special - lots of exposed brick, high ceilings, worn wood floors, lots of windows for natural light. The restaurant was only about 1/3 full at 12:30 pm on a Wednesday. It is definitely NOT handicapped accessible. The only access to the space is a very long, very steep flight of stairs. (Even the server told us that cases of food, wine and beer kegs have to be lugged up those stairs, there isn't even a freight elevator in the building.) I ordered the potato bisque (a menu staple) and the chef salad special. Our server forgot my soup and brought it out after she'd served my entree salad. The meats in the salad seemed like cold cuts - in fact, rather than being served julienned or chopped in the salad, they were simply layered on - rounds pieces of cold cuts in the salad! The ranch dressing was likely homemade but was runny in texture and bland in flavor. My chocolate cake dessert was okay - but not $7 worth of okay. My companion enjoyed the crab cake on top of an otherwise ordinary looking salad and she raved about the tiramisu. Our server does get points for assisting my companion with a wine selection. She brought out two bottles, let my aunt try both and make a selection. She even let the unchosed sample stay on the table instead of quickly whisking it back to the bar. Parking is a private lot off of South Blvd - but it's very easy to miss the entrance to the parking lot - and once you miss it, you can't access it from any of the neighboring parking lots either! Maybe I'll try again with a Sunday brunch - but the experience will have to be world class amazing to erase my memory of this lunch.
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