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| - I wish I liked Bloody Marys more (or at all) because then I would like Market more. To be fair, I've only been once, & I usually try to reserve judgment or online review until I've been more than once, but this place rubbed me the wrong way right off the bat. My boyfriend & I went in on a Sunday, expecting a bit of a wait, but when we got in, we found that nearly every table was empty, except for a few. Absolutely no one was waiting - & yet we were told that it would be "at least 30 minutes." For whom? Reservations that hadn't come in yet? A whole restaurant full of them? The hostesses seemed bored & snooty, & they looked notably surprised when we said we wanted to put our name in anyway.
We walked over to the bar for drinks in the meantime, which was packed with people who had presumably made the same decision. We did find two seats together, & we decided we may as well just eat at the bar, where at least the bartender was friendly & kind, unlike his coworkers at the host stand.
The food was good, & there was a lot of it. I was slightly disappointed by the "waffle sliders," which I imagined to be, like... sliders. Instead, it was basically an omelet made with waffle halves instead of egg - one big waffle sandwich that, or a waffle taco. I had to eat it with a fork because it was incredibly messy, but it was also incredibly delicious, so I give it a pass. I think it was a little bit misrepresented on the menu, though. The boyfriend got the breakfast burger, which he devoured, & we split their fries, which were A+. Beer & mimosas to drink.
The bill was a little bit more expensive than I normally would like to spend for Sunday brunch, especially seated at a bar, but the food was decent & the company, at least was good - and, OK, so was the bartender, who was working his tail off to serve all the people who somehow couldn't get tables in an empty restaurant. I'd probably go back, but I'd be sure to make reservations.
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