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| - Well, my review is a bit late. This location has closed and surprisingly, moved. My visit was quite a few months ago, but it seems nothing had improved based on the slew of unsatisfactory reviews.
My friends and I had an interesting experience. I thought it was a great night and a great dinner, but as it turns out, I must have enjoyed the company rather than the actual food and dining experience. While reflecting on the evening, I realized it didn't go well at all and I found out that my friends didn't care for the place either. It was dinner and we love getting a bunch of plates to share, so we tried three types of meatballs, a couple sides, and a salad. The special, Buffalo Chicken Meatballs, were really great. Probably the stand out dish for all of us. Which was sad because it wasn't a regular item! We tried their Classic and Pork meatballs as well, not bad. The Chopped Salad was delicious and refreshing; we all enjoyed this dish the most.
The sides were disappointing. I had to send the broccoli back to the kitchen because it was still cold from being frozen and not properly thawed. Odd since the menu stated it was "Roasted" not microwaved. There were no markings of it being roasted. I got a new dish (who knows if it was actually new) and instead of it actually being roasted..they added sliced garlic and warmed it up more. Yeah, nice. This is just inexcusable. How can a restaurant not prepare a dish the way they sell it to you and think it's okay to serve something so outrageous? I know frozen broccoli when I see it! The risotto was horrible and the mac and cheese was okay.
We did share a nice bottle of Rosenblum Cabernet. Overall, the meal was just okay. Unfortunately felt like things you could just whip up at home and mediocrely. Not what I was expecting from a restaurant that was so hyped with "celebrity" backing. Service was not very attentive or anywhere near decent that night either. We resorted to getting our own utensils and etc since no one seemed to want to assist us. It's such a shame because it seemed like a great concept, I mean, who doesn't like a good meatball (even Vegetarians and Vegans make faux meat or non-meat replicas)? The decor is cute and modern; a very hip and fun atmosphere. However, I don't appreciate establishments that think they can fool people and get away with it. It's dishonest, rude, and just bad business.
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