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| - I'm so rarely on the early end of a trendy restaurant that I feel pretty cool having visited The Summit Room just a month after they opened! It looks totally different than when it was Bruegger's - I can't speak to the Mayobird side, but I definitely felt like I was in a casual, trendy restaurant. A girlfriend and I went after work and got there right at 5:00 when they opened. We were only the second people in there, and we grabbed a seat at the bar.
The bar itself is awfully pretty... glass bottles as far as the eye can see and silver bar stools lend themselves to a very clean, modern feel without being sterile. There were maybe 12-14 seats at the bar, a few tables along the side, and a high, long table at the front near the front door. There's also a huge, inviting patio, but it was a little sweltering the night we were there. I also love the huge, private parking lot, which is a little rare on East Blvd.
Our bartender, Scott, was so fun and gave us honest recommendations on what to get. I think he got a little overwhelmed later in the evening, but I'm guessing they're just getting their footing. We opted to split the BBQ shrimp appetizer and chicken flat bread appetizer. The chicken flat bread came in four pieces, which were delicious if just a smidgen dry, and the BBQ shrimp was pretty tasty, too. It came over a corn pudding, which tasted verrrry corny, so buyer beware. We were also given complimentary cheddar scones before dinner, which tasted like the delicious Red Lobster cheddar bay biscuits, only in light scone form... mmmmm.
We each got a signature cocktail; there are 7, and they're named after the tallest summit on each continent. The Mount Vinson was very smooth - cinnamon, ginger beer, vanilla - and The Kilimanjaro was refreshing and sweet for summer - lemonade, cranberry, gin.
When we left, we noticed that the patio was packed! This is a great "classy" addition to a casual row of restaurants on East Blvd. Do yourself a favor, and check out The Summit Room.
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