A friend of mine told me about Up Modern. He told me about a review on yelp where a reviewer gave it 1 star without even trying the food. I thought that was pretty ridiculous. But yep, I came here and saw Zach S.'s review.. At least try the food so we can know whether it's good or not. It's a restaurant after all. Not a club.
But anyways. I came here recently. I walked in and was greeted by a nice fellow. He brought me upstairs where I was nicely greeted by another guy.
I tried their scallop dishes and their meatloaf burger. The scallops were in some kind of cheesy rice thing that I didn't care for but the scallops itself was pretty tasty. The meatloaf burger was awesome. It was pretty huge. I also like their fries. Nicely salted and has a crispiness to it. Price was expected. Obviously, I didn't come here expecting to eat at an Eat'n Park.
I didn't like how dim it was in there. I'm getting old man. Light the place up. I saw many people using their phone to light up the menu. I do like their tables. Nice and spacious. We sat next to the window looking out to the street. I like that it wasn't cramp. There were nice open walking space. The waiters were nice. They were very attentive.
As for the infamous atmosphere, I thought it was fine. I'm not that picky with atmosphere though. The staff was nice, the place was clean, and the food was good. I'm a happy camper. I'd give it another shot.