This place appeals to the caucasian hipster crowd. They made up all of the patrons until we came in. Nothing wrong with that- it's just an FYI. The majority of the tables seat four and are as high as the bar with heavy barstool-height seats that are hard to scoot in.
The place is brightly lit. The beer is average. The food is resaonably priced based on our one and only visit. We got adequate but not good service. Our waiter was all over the place and kept forgetting to bring things (like tableware, then napkins). But that was just one visit. It was crowded, but there was no wait. I am sure most customers have had a better experience at Fate.
My sandwich was very good. I ordered a Reuben. It had just enough meat to be passable, and about three times the thickness of sauerkraut (usually it's about half and half). But it tasted good and I'd get it again. The beer was nothing special. I wouldn't go there expecting a special brew.
My wife ordered a hot sausage pizza. It was completely limp. They say you can special order a thin crust pizza, which we didn't do. But this thing was as limp as fully cooked pasta. It tasted fine, but I didn't see much meat on it. Frankly (and I don't mean to be gross), the meat looked like drippings of dark diarrhea, and there was hardly any on it.
I just don't think it's a good value when there are so many other brew places with great beer and food nearby. Unless we get a great coupon, we won't be back.