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This place in the in the hood. It looks ghetto from the outside but actually very nice inside. We had reservations at 5:30 and their Happy Hour is 5-8, however, nobody was being let in and nobody from the restaurant was telling the growing crowd what was going on, which was beyond frustrating. There were delivery people trying to get in but they wouldn't let them either.
They finally opened the doors at 6pm and checked in.
#NOTE; If you want a booth... you have to reserve it while you're making the reservation. Who knew? You'd think with the 1,000 questions the staff asks you while ordering, this would have been something they would have mentioned... but I guess it's not an 'add on', they don't care.
We got seated and IMMEDIATELY, "What kind of cocktails can I get you?" I mean, as we were sitting down and not even looking at the menu yet. We asked for a minute and literally got a minute, "Decided on some cocktails yet?" Geez-us. We asked for water for now and she was clearly upset. Like, relax with the pushiness, we'll friggin' order cocktails. Then she came back again, like a minute late and we finally got something without looking, not knowing what "Happy Hour" entailed. I ordered a Riesling, my friend's boyfriend got a Stella... neither was a Happy Hour price, as we hadn't really had a chance to look things over yet.
So, their Happy Hour... the 'big draw' are the steaks. It's crazy how they're listing them around $40-$48 a cut, like this is a top tier steakhouse on the strip... pretty laughable actually. However, you get "half off"... bringing the price to EXACTLY being slightly overpriced. It got a NY Strip... there was some gristle here and there, not the best cut of beef, not the worst... just like a typical steak you'd get at a super market. Clearly it wasn't aged (which sounds 'snooty', but for the $40ish price point, you expect that).
There are TWO wines on the "Happy Hour" list and very mediocre ones. I just had the Reisling, which was good.
Now, here's the kick in the balls... the "bacon." When we're ordering, the waitress kept asking, "With bacon?" Does it come with it? Dunno... "Um, sure." Like idiots, we got it all around, not realizing how much extra it was. $3!!! She didn't mention it would be more but you assume it's like $1 or something. So, we got bacon on the fries, the mashed potatoes, etc. Guess what that $3 gets you... um, literally, ONE SLICE OF BACON. ONE. Uno. "A" slice of bacon... placed on top of the fries. The hell are you going to do with that!? Chop it up and hide how cheap you are, at least!
Anyway... the side. Very average. The mac and cheese sucks, very bland, almost chalky. Fries are okay but the cheese isn't melted - it's just room temperature cheese thrown on some fries... with a slice of bacon curled up, laying on top. Brussel sprouts are shockingly good. Mashed potatoes are good.
This place was just a huge letdown. The pushiness of the "upsells" from the waitress combined with the lackluster sides, the average cuts of the steaks, not being let in (and no explanation), and everything else just kinda blew it for us.
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