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| - Easy in, easy out. So not Fashion Square. Fred's validates when you leave your car with the valet on the south side of the bldg. Have the valet point you to the nearby elevator that will take you directly into Fred's. No need to walk through the store if you're like me and just have to get to that first cocktail right away. Between their free speedy valet and direct entry, getting to and from Fred's is as easy as anyplace, and certainly less hassle than any other restaurant at SFS or Waterfront.
Their manager used to run T. Cooks at the Royal Palms and brought a chef and some servers with him. So the service is impeccable, yet not stuffy at all (which I found T. Cooks to be). They love nothing more than talking about the place with customers. If you have the opportunity to meet the chef, don't pass it up. To say he's maniacal about the food he serves is an understatement. I mean, who makes their own bagels from scratch around here? He makes just about everything from scratch, and have him describe to you sometime what went into making the day's special. Some dishes are a multi-day process. The salads are excellent, happy hour is wonderful - especially if SFS has thoroughly burned you out - and brunch is elegant and relaxing. Never had a bad thing at Fred's. Not to mention it's a wonderfully stylish place to look at and be seen in.
There is one thing you must at all costs stay away from for your own sake...do not, nay, never sit in the lovely low, chrome and white vinyl
chairs they have at the tables in the dining room. Sit in the bar. Sit at a booth. Stand in the middle of the room. But unless you have a chiropractor on retainer, stay away from the torture chairs!
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