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| - I've been here twice now, and I have to say that I've been pretty content both times: in Yelp terminology, "A-OK". Although, I must admit that one of the selling points of this place is its prime location.
The first time I was here was for a birthday gathering with a handful of close friends. I ordered the "Wise Resolution" cocktail and the butternut squash ravioli. Service was friendly but pretty slow, and the food wasn't that memorable. I should mention, however, that I brought in cupcakes and they were really great about bringing out plates and cutlery so we could eat them.
More recently, I was here was for a work dinner with my team. We requested a private table and ended up sitting in this long booth behind the host area. It's an interesting concept, but we had to keep passing things down the table which was a bit annoying. To start, we ordered some bruschetta, spring rolls, and shrimp for the table. I had the margharita pizza as my main. Once again, the food was fine, but nothing blew me away. Drinks were good - I had a regular Manhattan in lieu of the O&B version (the combination of vanilla and liquor makes me want to gag), as well as a glass of wine (J. Lohr) and some custom-made pineapple cocktail. Our server was friendly and a strong upseller, always making suggestions, but not extremely attentive, which I think could be partly attributed to how busy this place is...all the time. Reservations are strongly recommended.
The space is modern and clean, but it can get really loud, which makes intimate conversations difficult. I would say it's a decent choice for groups, because the menu has such a wide variety of options (ranging from curry to pizza to steak) that there's likely to be something for everybody.
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