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Why, you ask?
1. Parking. It SUCKS and half the lot is blocked for valet, even on a Tuesday. This being 2010, I use a debit card for most of my transactions. I don't have cash to tip a valet. I understand its a small lot for a place that busy, so take this complaint with a grain of salt.
2. Some Pretentiousness. Somehow Chelsea's didn't get the laid-back vibe of the other restaurants in their empire. I went on a Tuesday last week, after work, a few minutes before my wife, who was coming from 24th/Camelback, and they wouldn't seat me. Ever hear the phrase "It's not what you say, its how you say it"? Well, the attitude with which I was told I wouldn't be seated literally ruined my dinner. I've never punched anyone before, but I briefly considered it that Tuesday night. And I think 2/3 of the crowd was lawyers just getting off work, dining with other lawyers, who still had that "holier than thou" attitude. While waiting for my table this one fat guy bumped into me three different times without so much as an excuse me. Its not like I jumped out at him - I was standing in the same spot for 15 minutes. But I take comfort in the fact that he was obese and I am not.
The Good:
1. They were extremely open to changes in the dishes. BIG kudos for that.
2. The food is great. Some advice: "Medium" salmon is equivalent to "half-raw." I now know to order it well done.
3. The sell a 10 oz glass of wine.
4. Cool spot, nice patio.
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