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| - My boyfriend and I decided to check this place out for lunch today, and it was just okay. We walked in and the hostess led us to a high top table in the bar, but didn't ask where we might like to sit. We would have preferred a booth, and it wasn't busy at all. That might sound overly picky (and we could have said something about preferring a booth), but it's nice to be offered the option. The inside is cool and they had some specials going on in celebration of the Kentucky Derby that the hostess pointed out when we got there. We started out with mojitos, which were "on special." $5.50 didn't seem like a deal to me, but for a good mojito, I guess it's not too bad (and they were good). I thought the lunch menu was a little high priced, but not completely out of line. I ordered the chicken burger and my boyfriend ordered the pulled pork sandwich. It doesn't say on the menu that you get fries with the sandwiches but you do, which was nice. My chicken burger had sun-dried tomatoes and spinach packed in the patty. I liked it, but it wasn't anything to write home about - a little mushy. The pulled pork sandwich wasn't overly impressive and he was expecting more from the sauce, which ended up being pretty bland. We both thought the buns were not a good fit with the sandwich. Besides not being offered options of where to sit, the service was fine. Our waitress was attentive, but not overly present. She didn't tell us about the specials when we sat down, though, but maybe they just point them out at the hostess station when you come in. Like I said, the decor is nice and I think we'll come back for drinks, but the food was pretty lackluster. I'd like to see a restaurant succeed in this spot, but I feel like Jimmy's isn't sure what it wants to be. There are big screen TVs throughout and some really cool nooks that might be fun to watch a game in with a group of friends, but I don't think their intention is to be a sports bar. I'll be interested to see what type of crowd ends up going here. Maybe we'll give their dinner menu a shot. They just opened yesterday, so I don't want to be too harsh a critic...yet.
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