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| - I was excited about all the reviews and the tapas nature of this place, so we ventured here on a Wednesday night after work. For the hour we were there, there were only two other customers-- a woman in her 60's (who liked walking over and asking about what we ordered) and an older man who came in to watch a game. Is anything wrong with older people? Of course not, but it felt like it wasn't the demographic they were shooting for.
THE GOOD: The popcorn at each table is cute and fairly tasty. The cheesy tots were good, but it's really hard to mess up tots (I mean, the school cafeteria pulled it off) but they weren't anything special. The ribstack was delicious, and the meat wasn't remotely dry. Very decent iced tea.
THE BLAND AND THE BAD: Sticky bun tacos were a small amount of meat and a TON of soft taco, kind of burying everything inside. The diablo eggs were an afterthought-- if you're "meh" on deviled eggs, these will not change your mind. The brulee salmon was almost tasteless... I LOVE salmon (raw is best, but anything well prepared is aces with me) but this was just so bland. So very, very bland.
Service was slow, and as noted-- the place was a ghost town. The young waiter seemed kind of annoyed that we were there (two quiet, friendly people; truly a nightmare!) and seemed uncomfortable in general. They were trying for that "expanded food truck" stainless steel decor inside, but when the place is empty and kinda messy and the service isn't particularly friendly... it felt a bit like eating in a room temperature meat locker. 2 1/2, a lot of wasted potential.
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