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| - I have to say the place wasn't a total disappointment, but certainly not somewhere I'll go to for dinner too often. To give you some background on my review, here's me. I'm southern born and bred. I'm well traveled, domestic and internationally. I have eaten out at many places from hole in the wall and 5 star spots. This place has great decor, but they need some kind of transition area to keep out the weather. If you're sitting at a table or booth within 75 ft of the door you get a blast of cold air every now then the entire time you're there. I tried calling for 3 hrs to make a reservation before I and two lady friends went but the phones were ringing busy. The explanation when I got there was that there phone system was down. The hostesses were not the least bit concerned nor did they have a welcoming attitude. So we went to the bar to wait, and when the hostess came to take us to our table she actually told us we needed to close our tab before we left the bar area. I had actually already done so, but seriously, couldn't she just have the tab transferred to our table? Okay, no biggie. The table they sat us at was right by the door, frigid place to say the least. Our wonderful waiter Silas (one of the bright spots of the place) was nice enough to allow us to move to a booth that was a lot further from the door. And I will say it again, the hostesses did not show the least bit of concern for us as guests. Now, the food....it was 50/50 for me. Having grown up eating GREAT soul food, I am extra critical. We ordered the duck spring rolls, but after reading that these "duck" spring rolls had chicken in them....WTF?! why on earth would you put chicken in a duck spring roll. Well, the most reasonable answer to me is, they don't really have duck in them. And yep, I was right, not one sliver of duck. And they were luke warm, not hot and crispy as I was expecting. And one the sauces was some regular frenches type mustard....really man? Some notes at the bottom of the menu that bothered me: tables of 5 or more get a 20% gratuity, ok a lil high but I understand, a $15 minimum per person, kind of pretentious but I get it, but charging me a $5 plate sharing fee is a lil bit crazy. Not everyone eats a 3000 calorie meal nor feels the need to buy one. What if I buy 4 appetizers and decide to share 1 entree with my date? Sounds like they're a bit off base here. Now the entrees....we ordered and tried everything we all ordered. We had: blackened catfish with mac N cheese and collards, fried chicken and waffles with fried okra and buttered broccoli, blackened salmon with cabbage and collards. The blackened catfish was awesome...actually here's what else was awesome- mac N cheese (amazing!), collards, fried chicken (seasoned perfectly), waffles, fried okra (not as awesome but very good), buttered broccoli, cabbage (not over cooked and mushy). The blackened salmon was not, it was so overcooked that it was crunchy. All that considered I would not rush back to this place. The ambiance is great, most of the food I tried was great. If they could redo the entryway and replace ALL their hostesses I think this place could be a winner. But the waiter we had, Silas, made things a lil better. If you do decide to go, ask for Silas.
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