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| - 2.5 stars, rounding up to 3. My aunt and I had a reservation on a weekday and were seated immediately at a comfortable little table upstairs, but that's the only truly positive comment I have about Union Standard. Service was very slow and it took 15 minutes for someone to come and take our drink order. We both ordered a glass of wine. The restaurant wasn't busy, yet it was another 15 minutes before the drinks made it to the table. Strike one. I will say the wine I selected (a syrah by the glass) was quite good once I finally had it in front of me to taste. We ordered stone crabs for an appetizer and they were dinky, not super fresh and served without the appropriate tools (fork + shell cracker). After what seems like forever, I received my main course (salmon) and it was okay, but not spectacular. The fish was cooked perfectly, but it had minimal flavor and the side portion was so small (about 1-2 TBSP of butternut squash micro cubes) that I felt hungry (salmon was about 6 oz). My aunt had tartare and said it was just okay. We both love Eleven, so we were expecting great things from Chef Derek's new baby, Union Standard, but it's almost as if he left Eleven and forgot how to cook. The restaurant does not validate or discount parking in the semi-attached garage. I won't return to Union Standard since there are so many better options at that price point in the city.
TL;DR: Cool space, bad service, unexceptional food.
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