EDIT: Thanks to a fellow Yelper who reminded me that Poor Romeo doesn't accept reservations. We were told that it would be a 20-30 minute wait but then the front of house person got mixed up and we ended up having to wait another 1.5 hours which was only acknowledged with a "sorry" and a shoulder shrug. I get it - they're new - maybe they'll work out the kinks with front & back of house but until then I'd rather have better service and food elsewhere.
ORIGINAL REVIEW: Poor Romeo...emphasis on the 'poor'. This place is really trying to use a winning format. Obligatory industrial lightbulbs - check. List of artisanal beers - check. Menu choc-a-bloc full of upscale tavern items - check. Unfortunately the front of house was a mess and mismanaged our reservation with only a "sorry" and shoulder shrug to comp for the 1.5+ hour wait. The waitress forgot our oysters but it still appeared on our bill. The burger tasted like a sad Big Mac and the gorditas were overly doughy and bland. As we stared longingly across the street at Pinkerton's, which is funnily enough owned by the same people but is actually AWESOME, we discussed how glad we were to get the bill and get out of there.