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| - I came here before going to the Opera and I did not know what to expect. My friend who works down the street suggested it and I didn't have any other suggestion so we ended up here. I will say that it was A-OK. I would have to try more of their food other than the appetizers to truly get a good feel for it but all that we did was to eat some appys and to drink some drinks.
The good thing about this place is that its happy hour specials are pretty great. The drink specials are $5 for some pretty good cocktails and half off appys. I will say that the drinks were strong and they were really good. I would never pay full price for them tho, the size of them alone would make me say, nah...too small for the original price.
We sat at the bar and just ordered our food and our drinks from there. The service was interesting to say the least. Halfway through our time there the server at the bar switched over. The first server was really nice and talked to us about the champagne orders that were coming in and even let us try a sip of a bottle that was opened. I thought that was nice and would even go so far as to say I will be ordering that if I come back. That is the type of service that I really appreciate. He was prompt with our drinks, offered great suggestions and was very friendly. The second server that came on was prompt, was nice, and was friendly. But when asked for suggestions or just to chit chat he wasn't having much of it. He was super nice, but it was just a little different. It was getting busier by that time so he could have been distracted, but a little chit chat would have been nice. But I guess you never know as a server what is too much and what might be enough.
Drinks:
Brown Derby: Bourbon/Honey/Grapefruit. This was really good. It came in a short squat glass filled with ice. I liked that the bourbon taste was diluted a bit with the honey and the citrus. It felt to me that it just didn't bite as much as usual. I would get this again. It was a bit stronger so I would say that I could only drink one of these and had to move to another.
Honeysuckle: Rum/ Honey/Lime. Hmm do I see a pattern here? I just realized that I went with another drink with honey and citrus and just switched up the liquor. I guess I know what I like! This one was very good. It wasn't overly strong and was smooth going down. Rum is and easier drink to consume because it is basically a fruit. Or at least that is what I consider it. I would get this one again.
Moscow Mule: Vodka/ Ginger Beer/ Lime. I just tasted this because my friend got it and after two drinks myself, I was done. It tasted like a moscow mule. Nothing fancy, just crisp and refreshing. I don't know if I would pick this as my go to drink, but it was good, a bar staple.
Take Things Slowly: Gin/Lavender/Lemon. Again my friend picked this drink and I just had a few sips. I liked it a lot. I am not the biggest lavender fan but it had a really nice taste to it. Refreshing and cool. I do not know if I would get it because again, the lavender taste could get to me after a bit. But a few sips was nice, and if you can handle lavender this is the drink for you.
The drinks were really good and I would say for $5, that is a good way to spend an hour or two hanging out with friends and sipping some cool ones.
Now on to the appys!!
Appetizers:
Seasonal Vegetable Tempura soy-dashi vinaigrette /ask server for daily veggies. This is the part where the second server made me laugh and shake my head. We asked what the daily veggies were and he was like.."they are good, just get them, I don't know what they are, maybe sweet potatoes, carrots, and beans." It was really good. The soy dashi vinaigrette was phenomenal. The veggies were sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, zucchini, and mushroom. I really liked picking at this bowl. The tempura was thin enough that the breading wasn't over kill and then was still crispy enough to make an impression. The veggies were fried to perfection, not overly soggy and had a nice crunch to them still. But the star was that dipping sauce!!
Gyoza (6): pork / cabbage / dumplings / onions / scallions soy-ginger vinaigrette. Ok, confession, we ordered two of these. Yes, we ate 12 dumplings. They were good. The normal gyoza fair. They tasted just as I expected and not anything more or less. The sauce was really good too. I liked the veggie one better but still. This was a nice snack, so nice, we ordered that second dish. I liked that they were made perfectly with a little bit of the pan frying and the steamed. It makes me want to go out and get a bag and have a little gyoza night.
Chicken Bao (2)pulled chicken / japanese aioli / bib lettuce steamed bun. I would pass on these if I had the choice. I picked these, and actually it was my choice, because I have been eating a lot of pulled pork and wanted to do something different than the pork baos. These were a bit dry for my taste. I dipped them in the vinaigrette!!
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