Note that my star rating is based mostly on what this place USED to be like because a few things have gone downhill over the years. Here's what I mean:
* Their oven is always "not working properly" or "not working at all" (how the apologetic wait staff describe why there's an obscenely limited menu these days
* Their patio, which used to be lovely and lush with greenery, was renovated and is now bare, open and feels like sitting in a parking lot
* They used to have live music but that seems to have disappeared in recent years
* They used to serve brunch, and promised it would return but....
Don't get me wrong - I have always love the Gem - the decor, the music, the drinks, the wait staff and especially their nachos. But lately, me and my party have left on numerous occasions after we've sat down and been told the oven is broken.... AGAIN.
I can forgive the other slippages, but PLEASE BUY A NEW OVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!