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| - Ohhhh, I'm excited about this place. It has 5-star potential, but not quite there for me yet.
First of all, can I get a, "Hallelujah!" for a place that serves up a nice classic cocktail on the Westside!! As much as I love going downtown and to the Strip to get my fancy drink on, sometimes I wish those places were closer to home. Embers has a top notch drink menu and is a hop, skip, and jump away from my house! Excited!
Second, I like the people who work here. Howard the bartender is super eager to please and tell you about his drinks. The owner (Tony I think was his name?) was really friendly and talkative as we sat at the bar. Our waitress was super cute and made me laugh. Excited!!
Third, the menu is heavy on tri tip, which my Santa Maria born husband was stoked about. He loves him some tri tip. Excited!!!
The thing holding me back...the quality of the food. I've had the BBQ tri tip sandwich and fries, French Onion soup, cobb salad, and chicken tenders here so far. Everything has so much potential, but falls just short and is underwhelming. I don't know what it is, but the food needs a little kick in the pants.
Definitely going to become one of my haunts, though, for drinking and hanging out with cool bartenders.
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