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| - I really wanted to like Lolita, but I just don't get what all the buzz is about. Sadly, I was not impressed. A group of 4 of us went there for a late dinner around 8 on a Wednesday night. You wouldn't think they would have that much trouble fitting us in at that time, but even though we had made reservations almost 2 weeks in advance, we had to wait almost 20 minutes to be seated. By the way, an actual waiting area would be nice instead of the tiny space between the door and the hostess station. And don't even think about finding a seat at the bar-- impossible. Anyway, once we were seated and had ordered, our drinks arrived a bit later than we felt they should have. Out appetizer, roasted eggplant dip, was very good and was the only part of our meal that was delivered in a timely fashion. We must have waited almost 45 minutes for our entrees. 3 out of the 4 people in out party ordered the mushroom crusted sirloin, one ordered the pork chop. All 3 of the steaks were not cooked to the temperatures they were ordered. Two of us sent our steaks back. The server seemed annoyed with this and I felt like I was bothering her by asking for a steak which was not over cooked. (It wasn't until after our checks came that she finally apologized for the steaks not being cooked to the correct temperature. At no point did anyone apologize or acknowledge the wait to be seated or the wait for our entrees.) Anyway, by the time our sides were delivered they were lukewarm, but nonetheless the polenta I ordered was still very good. I tasted the brussel sprouts and the cauliflower and they were also very good. Anyway, my real disappointment was when my second steak was delivered to the table and it still tasted like it wasn't properly cooked. I'm no professional chef, but I shouldn't have to tell the Iron Chef how to properly cook a steak. My sirloin tasted almost microwaved or steamed...like it wasn't cooked on a hot enough grill and they just kind of gently and slowly heated it up. Not seared at all, and very tough and chewy. Even though I understand sirloin isn't the most tender cut of beef, for $22 I'd rather have and Outback Special or 2 sirloins from Applebees (I'm not even joking about Applebees. It was that sub-par.) The flavor was ok, but the texture was just everything a good steak should NOT be...chewy, steamed, awful. Over all, if the service had been better I could have excused the poor quality of the steak, or vise versa. I understand this may have been an exceptionally busy night the week during the holiday season, but I just wasn't impressed. Its a shame too because the food at B-Spot in Strongsville is delicious every time for half the price and a quarter of the wait time. I really think Michael Symon can do better than this.
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