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| - I want to start out by saying, I did not dislike this place at all. I'm giving it a three star on the "A-OK" end of the spectrum and not the "MEH" side. Honestly, I was more confused than anything. This is starting out very vague...let's elaborate shall we?
I have been wanting to try this restaurant for months. We came here for my birthday in July and it had closed at 3. It was a Sunday. Absolutely my mistake for not checking the hours, but really? The hours here are super weird. Not open Mondays, only open until 9 on weekdays, not open before 5 on Fridays and Saturdays, and closes at 3 on Sundays. Weird. Every time I wanted to go here, there was an hour conflict. So finally, four months later, I made it a point to go here for our date night. I was determined!
Now for the Stars....
2 for parking
We pulled in and there are literally 20-ish parking spots for this place. We had to wait for someone to pull out because every single one was taken. That can't be good for business. If i wasn't so set on going here and there wasn't someone leaving, we would have gone somewhere else. It's November in Ohio. I'm not walking across the street from the dairy queen parking lot to get dinner.
3 for decor
It's a mismatched mix up of modern and something you would find in a SUPER Italian restaurant. You know the kind I'm talking about. With the dark wood dividers, marble pillars, and beige curtains draped everywhere. Where that fits in with stainless steel accents and frosted glass, I'll never know. Plus it's very obvious this used to be an office building or a bank because the entrance has the glass from floor to ceiling with the metal T's. Like something out of Auto-zone or a medical building. I would really like to see some cohesive decor and more intimate seating. We were sat right in the middle of a wide open space. I felt very exposed and kept thinking to myself "Gee, I hope that family across from us likes watching me suck the beans out of my edamame. That has to be appetizing...."
3.5 for service
Our waitress seemed a little nervous. It may have been her first week or something. However, she was very nice and patient with me during my hollandaise debacle. What? I really don't like it. She generously offered to put it on the side for me in case I also didn't like their specialty version and that I could have the spicy aioli on the side as well. Hats off to her! This is where it gets weird though...not once, but twice this guy brought food to our table that wasn't ours. Not only that, he took our food to another table before realizing it was supposed to be in front of me being ravenously consumed. Never wave my food under my nose and then take it somewhere else! Do you want me to gnaw off your arm? I didn't think so.
5 for appetizers
WOW! Hot damn, Twiisted! Blown away by the complimentary edamame. This stuff was seasoned perfectly and there was plenty of it. A very nice touch. We ordered the crab rangoon dip and it was equally as awesome. Such crabby and cream cheesy goodness in one bowl next to a bed of deep fried chips. Heaven. I actually got a little angry each time my boyfriend went for some. My hunger instinct would kick in and I was prepared to duel via chip for the last scoop.....Is that drool on my keyboard?
4 for entrees
I split the difference here. I LOVED my food, fives all around! However, my increasingly picky boyfriend gave the food a three. I maintain it was because he had a regular burger instead of a fancy one. He maintains that a classic burger should be that much easier to make correctly. He may be right...
Never the less, I ordered the Brenner and it was cooked to my exact specifications. As I say that, it seems like I had some outrageous order...when in fact, I just mean medium rare. It was absolutely medium rare and it was delicious. Who would want a burger on top of two waffles garnished with onions and a fried egg? The answer is everyone. Especially me. The waffles made it a tad dry but I think if I had the hollandaise, it would have been fine. The aioli added a nice kick though. My side order of chips (which came late due to earlier guys incompetence) was also delicious. It was a mixture of regular, sweet potato, and some purple chip which we couldn't figure out. I assure you, it wasn't a burnt chip. We still have no idea what flavor it was...
Trevor had the Twiisted Classic and was not impressed. By that, or his side of macaroni and cheese with duck bacon. I will agree that is was a tad on the watery side, but I thought the flavor was nice. What does he know anyways...
Over-all I liked this restaurant. Maybe I had such high hopes after months of reasons why I couldn't try it. Who knows? I have to also hand it to a place that puts cinnamon on the rim of a Christmas ale as well. Not everyone does that and it's nice to see Trevors face light up when he is presented with a cinnamon glass. I am really looking forward to coming back and seeing if we can bump that three up to a five!
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