I wanted to like this place but I just couldn't. I read all these reviews and write-ups of the place so my expectations were high. We were a party of 4 and sat upstairs. The downstairs is a bar and tables of 2 that are totally crammed too close together. This is not NYC; this is the suburbs of Charlotte! So let's have some breathing room between you and the other diners as I don't want to be sitting so close to them that I can eat off their table!
The milk bread- supposedly all the rave. It's not milk, bread, or milky bread. It's this gluey mess that looks looks like a poor cousin to a popover. After I ate it I felt sick.
Dinner- the menu is very small, limited, and tries too hard. They were pairing things that simply don't belong together. My friend got the miso soup and said 'this tastes weird'. How can you screw up a broth soup? If you are going to have some 'adventurous' items, you need to have some tried and true standard items that you know will sell. I had the duck fat fries- just not that good so don't even bother. At least the food has fresh ingredients.
Other- the bathroom on the second floor. It is one room that has its door open into the restaurant. The door knob is old with an even older tiny lock. I was terrified that someone would fling open the door and most the diners would see me peeing. Owners, if you are reading this- please install a proper bathroom lock that slides across the door!!!