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The ambiance is pleasant. It's lit well and the furniture is very new. The booth was comfortable. The bar appears to be a little dark and moody, but in a sultry way.
We were there on the Sunday before Labor Day, around 7 PM and it wasn't busy at all. Maybe 8 patrons besides us. We were seated right away in a booth. The waiter was very quick to take our order and explained the specials.
For the appetizer we ordered the cheese, fruit and crackers. They "ran out" of crackers and gave us toasted bread soaked in butter instead. We asked if we could have dry bread instead. They obliged. There were 3 pieces of cheese, all of which were the same and brie. Seriously, please diversify the cheese plate with more than 1 type of cheese. And have crackers to go with it, since t's on the menu description.
My girlfriend and I both ordered a quarter chicken. I had the true jerk sauce and she had the honey truffle sauce. The chicken quality was on par with Boston Market or Costco, maybe even fattier. We were seriously unimpressed. The sauces were good, but definitely did not blow your socks off.
You get to choose two sides along with your chicken. I had zucchini and whipped potatoes. The whipped potatoes come with your choice of three ingredients from a list of 12 or so. Horseradish, garlic and mesquite sour cream were my choices. The potatoes were excellent, both zesty and filling.
Overall, I was unimpressed. This place is like an upscale Boston Market where the chicken is lower quality and the only improvement is in the quality of the sides. The sauces are good, but you can do much better.
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