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I thought we would check this out as it was a special occasion for me and my Fiance. I must say, 5 stars for service. I sent an email a few days before inquiring about a reservation. I promptly received an email back from Cory saying I wouldn't need one, but he gave me his number to call him when we made our way down.
He was right we didn't need a reservation, unless we had wanted to be on the patio. The space is huge and were seated immediately. But I had called ahead of time and he assured me we would be fine.
So as I said service was great, we were immediately greeted at the door, we were then immediately greeted by our serving assistant who dealt with our water(in house filtration system, $2 unlimited water per person), then our waitress came and took our drink orders. Then we ordered and our food was already arriving within 8 minutes. I think it was Cory that came around and checked in on how our meal was 3 times.
The service was so efficient, I was actually a little disappointed. You know when you want the meal to be an experience, well we had cocktails, our meal, dessert and espresso and were paid and out within an hour and ten minutes.
So not much for making the meal and experience, but I guess I should of known since it is called a kitchen and bar, not destination restaurant.
The cocktails were really good, I recommend the 10th ave, the barbaram, the Greg's Marg was also nice, but when it says salted rim I expect a bit more than a smidgen on 1/25 of the rim.
The food was good, especially the lobster mac and cheese, the edamame beans in there is a real nice touch. We just ordered four of the sharing plates and it was sufficient. It's not the most amazing food ever though, not by a long shot. Our dessert was also nice, get the MLF, and we were both treated to a really nice espresso.
So bottom line, amazing service, good food and drinks and you don't need a reservation.
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