I really wanted to like this place. Our waitress was extremely friendly and engaging. We ordered a bottle of proseco which at 70$ was about 25$ overpriced. The waitress explained that their "concept" was fried chicken and bubbles (champagne or sparkling wine). No kidding, given they need to cover their rent on this popular block of Notre Dame.
Onto the food:
-Oysters with popcorn chicken on top: The oysters are cartoonishly small, yet they are charging the same prices as Liverpool House or Lucille's . The piece of popcorn chicken was rendered immediately soggy when placed on top of an oyster. This concept needs to be reworked.
-Fried green tomatoes with panko and cheese: This was delicious and well executed.
-Fried chicken and waffles: The fried coating on the chicken has ABSOLUTELY no seasoning or taste. This is unforgivable. Imagine you're in the mood for some good comfort/junk food. The plate presentation is spectacular and you dig in only to realize that eating this chicken is more of a chore than a treat!
The lack of seasoning is easily masked by the sauce served with the dish, but the chicken should stand out on its own. My wife and I for the most part ended up discarding the crust and just eating the chicken with the waffles. The waffles themselves were spectacular as was the maple sriracha sauce. We also tried the jalapeƱo cornbread which was very good.
Perhaps we would return to try something different, but they did name the place Bird Bar so I have my doubts.