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| - So much potential, yet so lacking -- especially when compared to the timeless awesomeness of brother AZ88. Everyone else has summarized some of the low points (e.g., low energy). I'll just recount a ridiculous interaction with a large man who I think is the manager.
This place seems to be very proud of its prosciutto. Fair enough. I ordered a couple of things with the prosciutto, like the prosciutto-wrapped shrimp. After tasting it cooked and wrapped around the shrimp, I wanted to taste it on its own. But we had already ordered drinks and plenty of food. We were sitting at the bar when the manager came over to slice some prosciutto. A few scraps fell on a plate; I asked him to try a tiny taste.
Sure, that's not a normal request at a restaurant, but it's not totally out of line, either, especially for something like cured meat. He snapped back at me, "This is very expensive. If you want it, order it and pay for it." I thought he was joking. He wasn't. I thought that reaction was uncalled for. It's very expensive? Give me a break; it's on the menu for $4.95.
The manager cemented my impression of him as a loser when he talked complained about another server to the bartender, within earshot of me and everyone else at the bar. He called him lazy and "not all there" because he couldn't understand some people's orders.
That's a discussion to take in the back, not at the bar in front of customers. And please, get off your high horse about your $4.95 prosciutto.
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