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| - If I could sum up my experience at Remiix, it would be "meh." It wasn't horrendous, it was just meh.
Atmosphere
I came here during their happy hour (5p-9pm everyday and all day Sunday). And I must say I'm happy it was happy hour, otherwise I would have been pretty upset with paying full price for the quality I received. It was a Thursday night and it was pretty dead, just the bartender and the chef that were sitting at the bar. The music that was playing when I first arrived was soft rock. Not something I want to listen to as I'm having a cocktail with my friend. The bartender did change the music eventually to something more upbeat. I don't think they had AC either because there were a bunch of fans around the room.
Service
Our bartender was very nice. She told me her name but I'm horrible remembering names. I just know her middle name is Marie because she looked at my ID and said that my first name is her middle name. Anyway, she was very friendly. She explained what was on the happy hour menu to my friend and I and she answered the questions that we had about the items. She was very attentive and made sure that we were doing ok. One star to her. Plus our orders were delivered quickly. That's another star.
Drinks
For happy hour, it was 2 for 1. I ordered the spiked passion fruit lemonade, I think that's what it was called. It had citrus vodka, passion fruit purée and lemonade. She said she was out of the passion fruit purée and could substitute it for strawberry or mango. I was kind of bummer but I opted for the strawberry. It was actually really yummy. Not too sweet like I thought it would be. By the time I finished it, I could already feel the alcohol. (I did drink half of it on an empty stomach so that's probably why I felt it quickly.) For my other drink, I don't even remember what it was called because I didn't care too much for it. It had champagne and other stuff but I could not finish it. You pretty much could only taste the champagne. My friend liked it, but as for me, not so much. So one more star to te yummy lemonade drink.
Food
This is why they only got 3 stars. The food was awful. We ordered from the happy hour menu which was only $5 per appetizer. I know you get what you pay for, but other places offer better food for the same price during their happy hour. The carne asada wontons were cold and soggy when I bit into them. I also ordered the pork sliders with taro chips. The taro chips were so oily and undercooked. Some weren't even crispy yet. The slider itself was horrible. The sandwhich fell apart as soon as I picked it up. I had to eat it with a fork because the bread was so soggy it could not support the weight of the extremely overly sauced pork. Only reason I ate it all was because I hadn't eaten since 1130 in the morning and it was almost 9 pm when we got there.
All in all, our bartender was the saving grace for the visit. I won't be back and I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone.
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