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Went here to listen to the jazz quartet and have dessert after a day out.
Dessert (I had the cheesecake, my companion had the chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream) was really good.
We had coffee and water to wash our sweets down.
Our waitresses (we somehow ended up with two) were great. They both checked on us often enough and kept our drinks refilled as necessary.
We wanted to sit where we could see AND hear the musicians so we sat near the bar at a tall table, close to the patio area.
Great seats except that a slight smell of smoke wafted in continuously during our visit.
The quartet was fantastic. Great classic jazz, uptempo as well as laid back sounds.
I think they're in the wrong time slot as well as a bad location in the venue. They are set up in a back corner area of the bar area, where I assume seating was removed. It does appear the only location for them to set up comfortably.
However, because there are tv's in the bar and most of the seating in the area has patrons' backs toward the musicians, it doesn't seem likely that the quartet is getting enough visual or audio notice from the crowd.
The majority of the folk I observed in the time we were there (until 10 p.m., the same time the live music ends), seemed to be mid-30s. The folk who might enjoy the music seemed to gravitate toward the bar area around the time the group was packing up to leave.
Shame.
As a previous reviewer noted, the attire of the ladies working at the location is a bit short and tight (and the fishnets give them an air of "Las Vegas showgirl", in my mind) but it all fits the pseudo-upscale vibe I got from the place overall.
I don't usually frequent the south end area but if I'm in the area on a night the musicians are there, I'll drop in for dessert again.
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