My office is right by J&L Grill so I watched the construction with great anticipation. Yes! A new lunch/happy hour spot. Unfortunately it looks like I'm going to have to keep searching for a "close to the office gem."
A friend and I stopped in on a Wednesday night for dinner. Though the restaurant was nearly empty the service was still somehow very slow. There were 2 other people sitting at the bar and we still had to flag down the bar tender to try and get a drink or place our order. I think the best way to describe the atmosphere of the restaurant is cold. Yes, its shiny and new and there are plenty of televisions, but its more sterile than inviting.
During happy hour they offer $.25 wings and $2 domestic drafts; that's exactly what we had. The wings were "meh". They were small and tasty enough, but they weren't anything special. We tried the "Brush Fire" (buffalo ranch), the "Bayou Cajun" and the "Medium Buffalo". The "Brush Fire" was fine but the other two much closer to bad than good. Looking over the rest of their menu I noticed that the prices are all quite high considering fries must be purchased on the side. Most sandwiches and burgers are $10, fries are $2.75 and an average beer is $3-5. You're looking at $20 for a burger, fries, beer, and tip, that's rather steep if you ask me.