I went to Opus with my best friend for dinner last night. It was my first... and last time visiting that establishment. The atmosphere is beautiful, but the food is lacking. We started the evening off with cocktails (I ordered a Honey Nut Cheerio Martini and she ordered the Ultimate Raspberry Patron Margarita) both of which were good but not worth their $12 and $14 price tags. Next up? Fried okra appetizer. It was straight out of the freezer section of our local Costco. Unoriginal and ordinary. We had to take a few moments to declare war on the 10 gnats that had taken to dive bombing our table at random intervals. Entree course was up next. I ordered the ribeye (medium) and it came with garlic mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. My friend ordered the shrimp and grits (4 butterflied shrimp on a bed of bruschetta and jalapeno cheese grits) My steak came out well done. My potatoes were over salted and my 4 out of 6 of my asparagus spears were limp. Her grits were AMAZING, but the shrimp was not seasoned... not underseasoned...there was NO seasoning to be found. Also, the plate was missing a proper bruschetta and instead... swimming in corn. Yes, corn.
So, when our waitress checked in I told her that my steak was overcooked. She apologized and offered to make me a new one. I wisely declined and told her I would just eat my sides. She came back a few minutes later (plate in hand) and told me that the manager wanted to see my steak...see my steak? Seriously? So I gave it to her. She came back 10-15 minutes later to assure me that the manager agreed with me that the steak was overdone. Hallelujah, I can go on with my life now that I have received the okay from the boss. Did the manager come out to personally apologize? No. Did the chef make an appearance? No. Will I be returning to Opus? No.