I live in the area and have been wanting to try this place for a while. I took my friend here for a celebratory dinner last week. Overall, we like this place. Service was very good. The bottle of wine we ordered was out of stock, so our server suggested another bottle but offered it at the same price as the bottle we wanted. Nice gesture.
The corn cakes with pulled pork appetizer was probably the highlight of the meal. Very good. The Arcadia Salad was also good. Being from New Mexico and loving green chile, the green chile Mac n Cheese was a little dissapointing. The ribs were ok. Certainly not fall off the bone.
Love the ambiance and openess...with the exception of the music. More about that below. Interesting artwork with the chalk board feature, although it is so cluttered to the point that we couldn't take it all in. Sometimes less is more.
As I aluded to earlier...I'm a firm believer that music is the single-most make or break factor to a great ambiance. The music simply does not fit. Paula Abdul did not add to my enjoyment of dinner in any way. Maybe we were just at a cheesy point of the mix, but I think some more edgy/progressive/hip music could do a lot in further creating an enjoyable ambiance.
Overall, I'm a fan. Good Job.