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| - It could be great, but it's just not.
Parking: Find street parking near the Roosevelt Square apartments for free, if possible. It's valet only and has a limit. The library is closed at this time, so no parking across the street.
Service: Variable, but often bad. I have been a few times and am less than impressed. Once, we went and asked the hostess about happy hour. We were specifically there for happy hour. She sat us in the normal seating area, not in the bar, and stated we can order happy hour. Then, another hostess(?) or employee seemed irritated we had been seated and asked why we were there. We explained, and then she said it was ok. Finally, the waitress helped us and came by, and she was more than irritated that we were there for happy hour, seated in a normal area, not the bar. This is not our fault; the hostess staff said it was ok and said happy hour was served everywhere! Anyway, whatever, we got the food from the HH menu.
Other times, the wait staff have been apathetic, seemingly annoyed that there are people there to serve, and just ok. I went to the Urban Ale Trail, which the bar was not prepared. They did not have adequate snacks and were short staffed. Though the man right before me used his credit card, I was told cash was best. Then, after being charged AND paying, another bartender tried to ring me up. I told him I had already paid; he almost did not believe me. A few minutes later, this same person tried to ring me up AGAIN for a third time. Again, I said, I paid. Communication should be key here. A couple of other times, when I went for brunch, there were few people to serve, but wait staff were almost irritated that there were customers.
Food: Not great and overpriced. However, I have had some tasty juices in the morning. The happy hour menu had some odd pickled veggies and hummus. It was odd - just ok. There was not enough bread for the hummus. I think the brunch menu has better options.
Ambiance: This is the cool part and why MATCH does not get just one star. This place is cool! The art work is odd but interesting. The lobby has a huge long table, which is excellent for large groups. There is an outdoors patio, and even indoors, the windows can be opened for fresh air.
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