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| - With no ill regard intended to my fellow yelpers, this place is marginal at best. If previous reviews had a time stamp, I think it would read something like drunk-thirty. How else could this place rate 4 or 5 stars?
In a nutshell... Service bordered on painfully slow and food was just a notch above McDonald's. Throw ridciulous prices in for diner food (and YES, I know it's in the Palazzo), and you get one star. I give it one ONLY because it is very cool looking inside.
My fiance and I ate lunch there over this past weekend. We sat at the bar, as we typically like quicker service. Oops! That was a mistake when the bartender has to cover both the bar and the entire lounge area. And let's just say the bartender wasn't speedy gonzalez. Not all of it was his fault though. The Mensa designers of that place made it architecturally impossible for him to make quick transitions from behind the bar to the open lounge. He actually has to open a full sized man door, trudge through some unknown corridor, and emerge through another full sized man door before being free. I envision some sort of Shining like shrub maze inside, based on the time it took him to make the journey.
I obviously wasn't the only one who didn't appreciate his time trials. Several tables left before even being greeted, though I'm not sure it even registered with him. If it did, I would have thought he would call the manager over to send him help. I saw two of those people he could have yelled to. Still not sure what their job was, other than to walk around oblivious to the poor service being rendered.
As for the food... Had the cuban sandwich with a side of mac and cheese. Cuban was juicy (read: sloppy) and reeked of mayonnaise. Guess that hid the real taste of the single slice of meat inside. The mac and cheese was weak with fake crumbles on top. The truffle oil was a nice touch, but I think the chef needs to review his recipe. It seems like he forgot that it is mac and CHEESE.
So the next time I find myself hammered and looking for a cool place to hang out, I will surely consider First. Perhaps a little alcohol induced brain damage is exactly what it takes to part with another $40 for a sandwich, side and two drinks.
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