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| - Typically places like this I steer clear of, but it was date night and having walked by this place a million times I decided it was time to give it a whirl. Big mistake. We looked at the menu prior to sitting down and noticed the prices were a little higher than we'd prefer, but we were sure that you'd get your moneys worth.
We ordered our drinks - me house wine and the date Lil' Tiki something or another. The adjective 'Lil' is no joke, it was the tiniest thing, not the point. My concern was that nothing about the description said it was made with whiskey; however, you could clearly taste and smell that they had used it rather than rum.
Next, we ordered our meals. I found that this place wasn't necessarily vegetarian friendly. My only real option was a salad or side dishes, which i found to be odd considering they appear to be a rather progressive type of restaurant. I opted for the Market vegetable salad. I wasn't getting anything else (or because i love to eat), I ordered the communal size. Wow. Just wow. Communal is defined as something that can be shared, but I'll be honest and tell you that that's one salad that can not be shared. The size of this $14 (online menu says it's $12, but I swear it said $14 when we were there) was mind blowing. It was hardly enough to consider an appetizer, yet it was the 'communal' size. My date ordered the shrimp gumbo soup and the Boston Bib salad. That, too, was laughable. The soup was barely warm, and her salad was bed of greens barely dressed with any of the listed toppings.
Suffice to say, we called the server over to explain our dismay and she in turn called the manager over. She apologized and asked if we could get anything else for us, but with such a limited menu and skeptical mindset, we chose to find somewhere else to dine. While we waited for our check, it was nice to see the manager at the end of the bar making a spectacle of the food and drink we returned. (sarcasm). Absolute lack of professionalism by the manager at that moment.
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