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| - Two friends and I stopped into Ten for some drinks and apps before a movie and were unpleasantly surprised by our experience. The restaurant is pretty small, but seemed like a cool place to hang out. Only about half the tables downstairs were occupied. The hostess asked if we had a reservation, which we didn't, and told us we would have to go upstairs (not a problem). When we got upsrairs, the hostess had to turn the lights on. There was no one seated up there. So we sat down and she said very matter-of-factly "Moving forward you should make a reservation, we get very busy during Spring Training". That was odd since it's only January, and there were more empty tables than occupied tables.
So we sat down and each of us ordered a drink and an app, which came out rather slowly. They didn't have any beer on tap, but a decent selection of bottles and cans. I had the Shrimp & Gritcakes and it was horrible! The gritcake tasted like a burnt pancake sitting in fish sauce, which made it very soggy and unappetizing. It was topped with a few pieces of shrimp and andouille sausage, which were edible, but not worth the $12 I spent. The Hush Puppies were tasty, and so were the Braised Beef Tacos (but the fried egg was burnt). The waitress didn't asked if we wanted to have another drink, so we decided to pay our tab and head out.
I would have liked to enjoy my experience at Ten, but I was greatly disappointed. I would not recommend this place.
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