I had to plan a bachelor party dinner for a group of 25 so I had to find two places (one for each night) that would accommodate such a group without any hassle. Grand Lux sat us in their back room which was a really nice atmosphere and they dedicated 3 servers to us, which was a big plus! So many times restaurants will only commit one server to a large group which only leads to delays and dissatisfaction. If you have to plan a large group dinner, I highly recommend Grand Lux Cafe. The food is amazing, the prices are extremely reasonable, and they don't require any of that deposit/contract nonsense when you try to book for a large group. Plus they are open 24 hours a day so you can book for whatever time of the day.
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I was invited to a late lunch/happy hour at Seven's Bistro. I was worried it might be a little pricey and snooty. I was happily surprised at the amazing service and wonderful food. I have been to Seven's twice. The first time I had a burger. I had very specific requests (no bun, salad instead of fries). The wait staff was very friendly and fast. They took very good care of our group. The burger was cooked perfectly and tasted great. The salad was fresh and delicious and included crisp bacon pieces. The second trip to Sevens we had the beef sliders with spicy sauce and a side of Truffle Fries. The slider bun had a nice buttery crunch and the grilled onions, pickle, and spicy sauce were the perfect compliment to the burger. meal was the plate of truffle fries. My friends and I shared a generous side portion of these crispy, crunchy treats. I highly recommend Seven's. It is open and airy. There are large booths, and small tables that are available both inside and out. The food is great and the prices are affordable.
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Tonight Z'Tejas let me down. It is unfortunate because I love the food here. I booked a party for six for a reservation at 7:30pm. We were seated right away in the upper level of the restaurant. Our waitress came over right away and took our drink orders. It all started out pretty well. One of the members of our party had never been here before so he wanted to order three appetizers for us to all share. I recommended the Tejas Trio (queso, salsa and guacamole) and he told our waitress to pick two of her other favorites. Now I understand that he did leave this up to her discretion however, she chose two other items with shrimp and seafood in them. As a waitress I would have maybe considered that not everyone in the party would have liked seafood. I would have understood maybe one other appetizer with seafood but not both. Again, it was left to her discretion so I cannot say too much about this one. I tried to get her attention two different times to order a margarita, both times she swiftly walked away, maybe I needed to be louder. All things I could have shook off if our meal would have been up to par as it usually is. I had recommended to the other members of our party to order the 21 day aged filet. We had previously had an amazing experience with this steak. Three of us decided to order this item. When they came out they were all New York strip and not filet. Not really that big of deal but when you are a expecting one cut of steak and you receive a different one, it is a little disappointing. My steak was supposed to be a filet topped with a peppercorn crust and topped with a mushroom sauce. It came out as a New York strip, topped with the peppercorn crust but no sauce whatsoever. My dining companions decided to keep the New York strips in lieu of returning them to re-fire filets. I decided to have a filet re-fired because my steak came out completely wrong. I reordered the new steak with the Gorgonzola butter instead of the peppercorn crust because it looked dry when it was brought out. After waiting fifteen minutes, after all of my dining companions were finished eating, I received my new steak. It was a filet after all but it still came out with the peppercorn crust instead of the Gorgonzola butter. I just feel as though the entire night our waitress did not listen to anything we said. I really am not that picky but after getting all three of our steaks wrong, and getting mine wrong twice I was irritated. This was the place that my fiance and I had recommended to out of town guests and I feel as though it was a big let down tonight. I just do not think our waitress could handle a big party along with serving her other tables. I still might be back because I know how good the food can be here. I just think we came on an off night. Too bad.
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The set-up is completely bizarre for a show where the typical divisive practices of club-owners bottleneck the 'kiddie section' dead center in front of the stage, which is the 'no-fly zone' for alcohol. This arrangement sets up the now-famous 'awkward 20 foot gap' between showpiece and fully-anticipatory-audience who is inebriated enough to dance and cheer instead of the tweener crowd in full cross-armed bashful gawkiness. The drinking audience is so colossally detached from the musical climate of the show that it is truly insignificant whether or not they actually attended. I went here with Graham C and Natalie G to see Voxtrot and Au Revoir Simone and all of this foolishness climaxed when the three bandmates from ARS had to break the 21 and under barrier just to show headliners Voxtrot some love by peacocking around the dance floor in the general vicinity of the band. No one else was willing to give up their beers to participate. There is generally no alternative options when presented with the venue of choice where a band you wanna hear is playing ... but if its a band you only 'kinda wanna hear', its not really worth the hassle or boredom. There's really no excuse for a club owner to have a crummy live music venue. Those are simple dynamics to work out.
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