sorry michael symon... but I think i like lolita more than lola. But in Symon's defense, I was also here on restaurant week so maybe it made the food a bit weaker?
Atmosphere: I'm surprised by how BIG the restaurant is. I walked in the restaurant and it was just a this hugeeeee space. Sadly though, the echos are pretty crazy in this restaurant and definitely not a very 'romantic' atmosphere, but of a group outing atmosphere or a group of friends grabbing good food atmosphere.
Service: I loved our hostess and waiter. Everyone was professional, but I asked about one of my entree (what type of sauce it was) and the waiter had no idea. He had to go into the kitchen to ask. That was a bit unexpected from a Symon store.
Food: I ordered a wine pairing 3-course dish. It was.. Curry Cauliflower Soup, Trout, and Pana Cotta.
Curry Cauliflower Soup(4): The soup, i thought, was amazing. the curry wasn't strong enough but the cauliflowers flavors really came through. I loved it. The only thing was that the raisins were too overpowering.
Trout (2): Meh...... This was the sad part. The MAIN entree and it was a disappointment. I don't even really remember what it tastes like. The flavors didn't soak into the fish and the skin wasn't tasty enough, it was a bit overcook.
Pana Cotta (5): WHOA!!! A great end to the night! The pana cotta was sooooo good. It was almond pana cotta and i didn't really taste any almond. But the mint leaf on top of the pana cotta just brought me to life. i LOVED Michael Symon's pana cotta.
I would love to come back here again to give it another shot for sure.... specially since al my Yelp friends are loving it.