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| - Update 2015: Hmm, be aware that there are 116 un-published reviews of Grand Electric on Yelp, which would take the average 4 stars down hard. There are lots of one stars, as recently as January 2015. Service has tanked. I haven't been back since 2013, and upon reading these poor souls' reviews, I'm glad.
Here's what it was like in March of 2013:
2 stars for a great food place is criminal, to be sure--so I'll give it 1. The popularity of this place has hit a critical mass that makes going here an ordeal. You will suffer dearly for the pleasure.
Everything you've heard about this place is still true:
1. you will make sexy noises when you eat ANYTHING on this menu (taco or non-taco) because the food is gorgeously delicious. The right size. Good price. Go on--order anything!
2. the dishes come fast!
3. people line up outside because of 1 & 2. We had a 2 hour wait (we waited nearby on call). Finally seated at 10:30pm on a Monday at a communal table. So, you better really want to go.
Sad things:
Some of the servers are clearly worn down by the volume of humanity that has filtered through this place. There is unnecessary attitude. Like, in super dim lighting, far from the menus and I had a person sitting on either side of me on a bench (i.e. trapped!), I had just asked for a beer to start (but didn't know their selection off by heart)--telling me "Well, then, you're gonna have to go up and look at the menu yourself" is unhelpful. How about just suggesting a beer and bringing it? Stupid. For a place that puts the price emphasis on their bar, sell a drink, lady! At 10:30pm, why is it so much work for a friggin bottled beer?
We had to get up and get cutlery ourselves: eating open-faced tacos of mini-mounds of glorymeat requires civilizing tools. Then, the waitress was going to clear away all the cutlery, even though we had ordered more tacos! Why?!
They are letting their service slip. But the kitchen is inspired as ever. The creepy octopus tentacles were astoundingly flavourful. Brussel sprouts, super crispy and savoury with--was it bacon (??) should have higher street value than crack.
If you only have a choice of 2 desserts, the key lime pie is way better than the chocolate from hell (it was called something like that), which was really from out of a box probably.
Looking forward to their BBQ location! Eat here if you are all 'boutcher belly and don't mind risking the sickening attitude from the servers. Plan ahead. Drink somewhere else to save on the attitude and the money.
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