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| - I've been to Social only twice, even though it is within walking distance of home, easy, and is on the No Wait app. That definitely says something. I've even been putting off this review because of how unmentionable our 2nd visit here was.
The first time coming here, +1 and I were feeling adventurous. We're not big eaters, so the "dirty bird" (a Thai skewer type starter) and Margherita pizza sounded great to share. The skewers were small, but done well; paired with rice, I ate most of this, glaring at the poor man when he went to reach for another. The pizza was mostly basil, but we still ate half. It was better as leftovers the next morning, for sure, but nothing incredible. I think the saddest part was how boring our bevvies were. Delicious, but too simple. The wolfhound is my kind of sweet + vodka (with elderflower, of course) dream, but at the crafty cocktail price, no. Overall, the service this night was great, and we decided overall we could come here again. It would work well for groups with pissy, picky eaters (me!).
Unfortunately, the next time I was here, not so lucky. A girlfriend and I were out for drinks and wanted a little munchies. Upon arriving, we were carded at the door by some random, unmarked man just hanging out. There weren't any servers or hosts, so we figured bar only, fine. The crowd was horrific. Kids that looked not old enough to be there seated around the packed bar with rowdy older couples .. The whole thing was not my style. We were finally given drink menus without a word. Kitchen must be closed? Fine again. We ordered our drinks about ten minutes later when she chose to acknowledge us, two prosecco cosmos. They arrived, frothy and low in the glass. There is no nice way to say it, but they were soapy, almost a pear shampoo (use your imagination). We laid our $25 on the counter in cash and got out of there. Silver lining, we had our lyft driver drop us off at Aiello's to make up for the horrific time at Social. It was necessary.
Looking for creepy patrons and horrible, boring, overpriced drinks? This is your spot. Get excited for nonverbal bartenders too. If you're desperate during the kitchen hours, it's okay. I wouldn't suggest it, but I'd grudgingly tag along.
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