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| - I remembered reading about this place on Yelp, and how it got such good reviews, so when I walked by today and was starving, I immediately suggested we go in for late lunch/early dinner.
We got there at 5:05, so just as the place had opened. As such, it was dead, and we were the only people in there. Sometimes, this scenario in restaurants leads to really good service, because they've got nothing else to do. But sometimes (as was the case today), it means you're basically ignored because they aren't really in the swing of things yet.
It bothers me when you can SEE servers goofing off instead of serving you - having a dance party, switching the CDs, stopping to taste some beers from an alcohol salesguy that stopped by. All this, while we sat and waited. We were in a rush, so I figured when our first dish got brought out, I'd let the guy know - "We're in a rush, so can we get the bill?" I said, even though we still had two more dishes to come out. I figured this was clear enough. The chef would bring out a dish, and the server would take his SWEET TIME bringing it to us. I have no idea why. Maybe he was bitter he was missing the gorgeous day.
The food was just ok. "Hot dogs" are a guessing game, as that's all that's written on the menu. Two mini dogs came, one was okay, the other was really not very good. Mac and cheese was literal and nothing special - no "other" flavours, just macaroni with pretty ordinary cheese. Smoky ribs were way over smoked, almost to the point that I couldnt eat mine.
Two stars because I loved the decor and the ambiance of the place. I am sad I didn't get the good experience everyone else seems to have.
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