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| - Don't get me wrong. The food was pretty good- four stars for the food. I just thought the convenience of the restaurant almost made me not want to eat there.
Michael Symon restaurants are interesting. They're all a tad different. My friends and I tried to get there for their famous happy hour....and they got stuck in traffic. I got there...and was told I could only get happy hour around the bar. What? Seriously? There were literally only 7 stools. So only 7 people could get happy hour? Wha the. The host didn't even try to offer any help or any suggestions. She's like "you could stand"...but where???? My friends were still late, so I just sat down at the table.
The waiter came by..and he seemed friendly. I asked him, "do you think there's still a way to get happy hour?" It reminded me of a restaurant in DC, where I couldn't get happy hour either, even tho the "happy hour table" was only 2 feet away. Anyways, back to Lolita, the waiter replied, "oh yeah, just stand right behind the people sitting... I'm sure if your friends are a little late, you guys can still grab happy hour." Thank you. That's what I wanted to hear.
I stood off to the side, where, yet another waitress kept pushing me out of the way. Good grief. Anyways, the nice bartender saw me (oh the joys of being short. :P) and handed me a menu. I got some type of ginger drink, Joyce P got the red, and our other friend, a water. Off the happy hour menu, all of our orders tasted great. The mussels- flavorful and plentiful and not overcooked. The mac n cheese!!! That was my favorite. It had chicken and goat cheese...and I don't know, it was SOOO flavorful. And the chickpeas too! We got full just off of three appetizers.
I liked the restaurant, I really did. It's pretty small, but the overall look of the restaurant looks clean and organized. But c'mon, I just wish it would have been more convenience. That can TOTALLY kill a dinner. Food = good, convenience= not so much.
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