Very nice atmosphere. Great to get more upscale new-American style restaurants on the East Side. Beer was very good for the styles that they made (stout, Belgian ale, pale ale), but I'm more of a craft pilsner guy, so none of them were my type. Service was average to below average, but they've been open for less than a week, so I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.
The quality of the food is the only reason I didn't rate it one star higher (I only give out 5 stars for truly exceptional places). I ordered the knife & fork brisket sandwich with a truffle fries upgrade. The brisket did not pass my bite test because it was not tender enough (gristly and tough) to easily bite through without all of the meat coming out of the bun. If theyre gonna do a brisket sandwich it MUST pass the bite test, but maybe that's why they call it the "knife & fork" sandwich. The flavor of the sandwich was very good despite the chewy meat. The truffle fries were good, if a little cold, but they tasted very similar to Pub Frato's truffle fries (also good) all the way down to the aioli. My wife got the Vietnamese Rice Noodles with tofu and loved it.
I think we'll return in the future to check out the cool rooftop patio during warmer weather and see if they ironed out the the issues outlined above.