Armed with a $30 Local Dines gift certificate ( http://bit.ly/dfR4eQ ), I went here last night for dinner with a party of 4. It was the 13th of the month which is the day of the month when they have extra super deals on certain things. For example a few entrees were $13 and your second bottle of wine is 13 cents. It was pretty busy and loud but we were seated right away and our waitress was fast and friendly. Food was also delivered relatively quickly.
All the other tables around us were offered bread to start but we weren't asked and none was given to us which ticked me off. We ordered a bottle of wine and a 2nd because, hey it's only 13 cents. Then, for an appetizer we shared the calamari. It was very good and perfect to share even though I could have eaten it all myself. I loved the spicy sauce stuff. I ordered the wedge salad for myself and it was not very good. Well, it could have been very good had the thing not been warm. They must of had the lettuce and other toppings out of the fridge for a few hours. Bummer. For my main entree I ordered the burger and it was excellent. I loved the toppings and the burger itself was cooked perfectly. I ordered the plain fries and they were just ok. Nothing special. I should have ordered the sweet potato fries or chips instead.
The only thing that seriously pissed me off was that our waitress refused to honor my gift certificate. I was going to start a fight, but I was with friends and didn't want to be rude. Instead I'm taking to Yelp to vent my frustrations. Anyway, I sort of understand why I cannot use a coupon for happy hour stuff or a 13 cent bottle of wine. What I don't understand is why I can't use my gift certificate for the other 80% of the bill which came from full price items?
I've purchased about 20 gift certificates over the years from Local Dines ( http://bit.ly/dfR4eQ ) and this was the only place to give me a problem. So, while I do highly recommend getting one, be prepared for a fight.
All-in-all it was a good meal and a solid neighborhood spot. If I lived closer I might give it another shot, but the food and service aren't good enough for me to make the 15 minute drive.