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| - My review is for happy hour. I kept hearing about this place and thought I would finally make my way in since I live so darn close. It was a short walk from the escalators for the theater, and it seemed primarily composed of bar type seating. Nice comfy chairs, elligent decor, and purse hooks which really make a big difference for us ladies... Or men who enjoy purses.
My first fatal error upon arriving at 4:10 was not realizing happy hour only included drinks until 4pm, and at 5pm small plates could then be ordered. I arrived very hungry. So since alcohol was all that could be consumed my lightweight self became very inebriated by 5pm. My favorite martini was the blackberry. Not artificial tasting, the basil balanced the sweetness, just a yummy drink. My second favorite was the peach apple, but my friend had the fat Elvis I believe, and that was to sweet for me. With the half off discount most martinis are about 7 to 8 dollars, and they fill that glass super full. I appreciated the glass was chilled. They also have reduced cost wine for happy hour.
Now the small plates for happy hour were definatly small, and compared to other happy hours I really love like brio or Soho, they were a bit overpriced. Most averaging 10 dollars. This is the main reason I'm marking off one star.
The beef rib was tender and we'll flavored, but not much meat on the single 9 dollar rib. It was served with some mash potato puree and a couple roasted veggies.
The lobster puffs had no actual peices of lobster more a puree they piped into the puffs .
The fried chicken and chedder biscuits were nice, and the most fillings option. Tender and crispy, and I always love a good biscuit.
We also ordered two desserts which were not on the happy hour menu.
The chocolate souffle with pistachio sauce: not bad, but it didn't blow my mind.
The cheesecake :huge slice could feed an army, nice and creamy, could use more of a sauce or fruit for its size.
Overall the service was attentive, which I appreciated. The crowd that ate their was more on the 50 plus side, so we were definitely the odd men out. Ill make sure to come 10 till 5 next time so there are still ample seating, but I can eat sooner than later.
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