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| - Tried to have lunch on the patio at 2pm. We were told that the place was packed (by the hostess) and that we could have drinks right off, but that food would take about 30 minutes to get to us. Ok, we settled in and decided to wait it out.
After sitting down, the waitress told us the wait would be an hour. We let her know that the hostess said otherwise, but she didn't have a comment for it. Fine, given that they said it was busy, and the weekend, and we didn't feel like getting in another line elsewhere, we settled...again.
Meanwhile, the other patrons on the patio were eating, and we weren't given an answer to our question as to why they could eat and not us. I had to assume that these patrons also waited an hour, since the waiter wouldn't say.
Half hour goes by and food is streaming out of the kitchen. I decided to go inside to see how busy it was. IT WAS LESS THAN HALF FULL. The patio by this time, was also less than half full, but the food restriction was still on.
Then the waitress came out to proceed to tell us the specials of the day. Why the hell would you do this, knowing that the patrons can't eat what your offering? Was this to help quell the hunger pains? Or cause more?
After a half hour, we pushed back, stating everything above. Suddenly, they offered a burger and fries that would be 6-8 minutes. It actually took 25, but I cut them even more slack.
Then the waiter comes by to check up. "Wasn't it worth waiting for??" Holy s**t. You gotta be kidding! "Dude, do you know a burger anywhere that you would wait 1.5 hours for? Seriously?" Look, I had to be frank. I think sometimes staff stay stupid crap without thinking, simply because they feel it's expected of them. Personally, I feel dumb questions should get a dumb answer.
Never coming back. This was my 3rd attempt to eat there. The first 2 attempts were blocked by private events. Totally done with this place. Go to the Boiler House or Tappas if you need to eat at the Distillery District. Avoid this place like the plague.
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