I was so excited to have gotten a reservation via DINR. If you reserve through the actual Joe Beef website, it is booked a few months out. We got there at 630 on a Thursday and the place was packed. We were seated at a tiny table which had very little space between other tables. It was cramped. The inside was dark and stuffy. The menu was written on a blackboard tucked in a dark corner with words i could hardly decipher. I felt frustrated for not being able to review the menu. We had to rely on our server. She was so awesome but i still would have wanted to review the menu by myself to determine what i wanted to eat that night given the options. Anyway, we went with our server's recommendations on what to order based on the lobster spaghetti dish we had set our mind on. The smoked meat croquettes came in 4 teeny tiny pieces for $15. I thought it was overpriced. The stuffed quail was good. We also had 2 oysters each and 1 scallop each, all very fresh. For our main course, we shared the lobster spaghetti which was delightful. The lemon tart for dessert was too sour for me. The bill was around $180 including tip. Personally, i wasn't blown away by the overall experience. I felt cramped the whole night, couldn't get out of my seat without the fear of toppling over the drinks of the ones beside us. The food took forever to come out...i would say around 45 min just for the oysters to come out which don"t even need to be cooked. Dining for me is not just about the food but the overall experience and unfortunately it wasn't what i was expecting.