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| - My third time to Social House was Friday night at 6pm (so it was not terribly crowded). After two times previously , I was introducing a friend to the delectable experience (I had hoped). Upon arriving at the restaurant with a reservation ... they sat us in the "Buddha" room (although the sculpture in that room is decidedly not Buddhist but Indian... it's the goddess Kali). The room had no one else in it at the time, but was omg so muggy and hot... even the servers complained how uncomfortably hot it was. Although some air conditioning was turned out, it was decidedly too hot to consume much food or drink. Our waitress was not the worst I've had but she ranked right up there. She took 15 minutes to get our drink order. I asked for my sake to be shaken if it wasn't very cold... she brought it back to our table and it was barely with a chill. When I said that, she replied,"well I put it on the ticket." Wth? Any other server would've taken it back and had it done right. Nope. She just left it there. Later I had to ask for ice myself. Before we ordered, she recommended her "favorites"... scallop pad Thai was one of them. I love pad Thai! I asked her if they could spice it up for me a little. Then my friend got an array of gluten free food that she was anxious to try after studying the restaurant menu the night before. The only thing either one of us got that was edible was: for me- overpriced sushi, and for her- mushroom risotto with truffle butter and bok choy. Here's the disappointment: scallop pad Thai was NOT your mama's pad Thai nor anywhere close to Nicki's Thai (highly recommend and just a block or so away from Social house) ... it was over salted, had some sort of nutmeg and cayenne spices that were discernible ... but devoid of plum sauce and only a small couple of peanuts and edamame (yes, edamame). The scallops were good. But two were not worth the price of this extraordinarily bad dish. Now comes the worse part: they ruined the Romanesco! When it came to our table after being prepared on the Robata (Japanese grill), dolloped with creamy feta on top) we were excited... but alas, you couldn't get your fork through it (still raw!). If you ever had Romanesco prepared correctly, you will know the disappointment that we had with this dish. We asked the server to have the kitchen cook it some more, she took the plate, asking us to remove the one we'd tried! Do you know how many good restaurants just bring you a new fresh order and not put the food that you've had your forks in sent back to the kitchen for recooking with every other diner's orders?!?? Alas the waitress came back and the vegetable was still tough. She offered to remove it from our check... but didn't. I had ordered more sake and twenty minutes later she'd forgotten that too. We got our checks and got the heck outta there... only after parting with a $150 check. The thrill is gone with the Social house. I wonder what will be the next restaurant in this space once others experience the same disappointment we did?
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