Went to Mike's tonight for the first time with my wife. Nice little mom and pop run atmosphere...and thus ends anything worth writing home about. Don't get me wrong - it wasn't bad. Just wasn't great.
My wife and I are 25. What does that mean? Instant assumption that our tip is going to be low. What does that result in? Our waitress catering to a big table next to ours (she visited 3 times before coming to greet us - as in pick up plates and talk, come back offer dessert and talk, then come back to talk to some more) over ours. I've worked in the restaurant industry. I know how it goes. Their ticket was higher, their tip is thus higher. Reasonable to assume it should take 5 minutes to greet? Eh.
Food was so/so. At a plate average of somewhere around $12 it was a bit expensive. I'd frequent if it were somewhere around $8. Though it's doubtful I'll ever try this place again perhaps I ordered the wrong item. The chicken in the chicken kalamata was very much on the tough side. Sort of the consistency of chicken that has been rewarmed after it is initially cooked. Not worth the $12.99. Coulda/shoulda been around $6.99.
Not a bad evening though could have been better. I had high hopes for Mike's! Atmosphere was nice and the food was alright but it's doubtful I'll be returning anytime soon - at least until I'm over the age of 40 and garner a little respect from the waitstaff.