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| - The first time I came here with my boyfriend, it was really late at night (midnight), so it was pretty quiet. We ordered the stuffed jalapeños. If I recall correctly, we only got a few and it was sort of pricey; I don't think we're going to order them again. The bartender that was working that night was really awesome; he was really friendly and talkative. He was always checking if we wanted another drink just as we were finishing our current ones. I'm not a huge drinker, but I decided to give the soju lemon drop a try (I do like soju). When I downed that, he asked if I wanted another one or if I wanted to try something else. I didn't know what I wanted, but was open to anything, so the bartender said he'd mix up another soju drink for me. He said he could make anything. When he came back with it, it was different, but I liked it. I forgot if it had a name, but it had some ginger and maybe basil in it. I forget what else. He said my second drink was free because I'd been gambling the whole time I was there (didn't lose much. :D). I don't suppose they do that for everyone, so I thought that was really nice. I didn't get his name, but he was a stocky guy and I think he had spiked hair.
01/22/11 Edit: After a recent trip there, my bf said that he's not liking this place so much anymore cuz the last couple of times we were playing video poker and stuff, none of our drinks got comped, but we get them comped at another bar we go to (read further into my review). Guess it's a more common practice than I previously thought.
Anyway, for our second visit, the female bartender wasn't so friendly. She wasn't rude or anything, but she just gave us our drinks, the menus, and came back occasionally to check if we needed refills. It was also a slow night. I thought she'd be more attentive then, but nope.
The last time we were there, about a week ago, we'd gone on the weekend and it was so busy. The first two times we were able to sit at the bar, but we had to find a table this time since it was so packed and we even had trouble finding one of those.
I can understand people being short with others if they're stressed or busy, but I've been working in customer service since I started working back in high school and I've never treated anyone like that before, no matter what kind of mood I was in.
The waitress we had seemed like that when she asked for my boyfriend's ID after he ordered a drink. We dismissed it at first because of the high volume of customers, but I started getting pissed when we waited half an hour for the check. She just didn't come to our section of the restaurant. When she did, she spent those five minutes chatting it up with some people in the corner table -- people she knows, I'm guessing. We probably could've asked one of the bussers or gone up to the bartender or something, but we weren't in a rush and we were very involved in a conversation anyway. Still, though, we were keeping track of where she WASN'T coming and for how long. I think she's the same waitress that Tony H. mentioned in his review. The good thing about this visit was the Cheeto's onion rings. If you like hot stuff, I recommend you try them cuz they're breaded with Flaming Hot Cheeto's. Make sure you dip them in the sriracha for the additional heat (it's the thicker sauce; they'll give you a sweet one, too, which is watery, but also good).
The next time (next three times actually) we went out for drinks and food, we went to Five Star Tavern a few blocks south on Aliante and had a much better experience. (See my review here http://www.yelp.com/biz/five-star-tavern-north-las-vegas-2#hrid:Yr1UAjXPkb0HJ3tyz4m-Xw)
Someon else mentioned the architecture in a review (looks like it wasn't here; forgot where I saw it). I thought it did look pretty neat, but at the same time I thought, WHY would you have the beams that go from the floor to the ceiling also go through the tables (see the picture that someone shared here to see what I mean)? That's wasted seating right there; they take up enough table space for a person to sit at. I thought it the first time I went, but since it was so busy during my last visit and there weren't many spots available, I was really wondering why they decided to do that.
An okay experience overall (except that one waitress who hates her life). The food's pretty good. On top of the onion rings, we've had the tuna melt panini, caesar chicken wrap, bratwurst, cheeseburger, and chicken fajita -- not all at one time, of course. :P It was all good.
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