Bad bad service. Seems to be the trend at downtown eateries: if you are a professionally dressed male the female waitstaff will cater to you. If not, you are on your own and may wait a good while for service.
Such is the case today. My female friend and I ( both professionally dressed as we are lawyers) met for lunch. Tables were full so we sat at the counter for about ten minutes without anyone acknowledging us or clearing the previous occupant's dirty dishes away.
The waitress was busy flirting with a couple of male customers. Although she saw us, she ignored us so we moved to another portion of the counter closer to where she was flirting. We finally got some service after about another five minutes.
Food was ok. And this isn't the first time I've been ignored at the counter in lieu of a male customer. Silly me for going back. No mas.