I don't know what the hype is all about. I wasn't impressed.
A. the location is awkward. Walk inside this weird building and then walk through a second set of doors to get to actual restaurant. It's slightly off the beaten path so it's not somewhere I would go for night-cap drinks.
B. Granted I was only there for happy hour with some friends, I just wasn't impressed with the food. I think it's overpriced for what it is. You can get a better meal at Citizen or Cowboy Ciao. Maybe I had too high of expectations. But isn't this supposed to be a Top Chef restaurant? The one in San Diego is supposedly amazing. I was really excited...and then I was let down. It's like when you're really hungry and you eat something and it just wasn't satisfying but you're full and can't eat anymore. We ordered a bunch of different things: shrimp and grits, meatballs, scallops, tacos, and some other stuff. Wait, did I say scallops? I mean SCALLOP. Singular. It was one. For like $10 or something like. It was good. But overpriced. The tacos were shortrib and they were just whatever. The meatballs were good. The shrimp and grits were whatever. They're better at Cowboy Ciao.
The drinks were just whatever too. I ordered the Peter Rabbit. That was good. But I wasn't sure there was booze in it. I ordered another drink and it wasn't great. It was meh.
C. The decor is awesome. I love how it's decorated. It's def cute. But those damn barstools at the little tables in the bar area are awful. Sitting on hard wood with no back support is not enjoyable. I wish we could've sat in those comfy looking couches. If that were the case, I'd probs sit there and booze it up for awhile.
I'll give it another shot and actually have a full dinner to see if things are different. But as of now, I'm just not impressed. Step up your game Searsucker.