I have to agree with other reviewers on this restaurant. We went their for happy hour since we were staying at the hotel and we didn't want to go out again. We sat at the bar and decided to try a few happy hour menu items and also a couple of items from the regular menu. The positives - our bartender was very knowledgeable about the food and provided great service. The wine list is also extensive. The food is just ok and given the value, it is less than okay. The not so positives - We started with deep fried macaroni & cheese - it was good but not memorable. The duck fat french fries (3 different kinds with three different sauces) were very good. They were crispy and the sauces were flavorful. The pulled pork sliders with some cream corn pudding sauce. The sliders had very little taste, buns were dry and the sauce was not edible. The philly cheesesteak springroll with carmelized onions and spicy ketchup was very good. Small appetizers for $5 each. We tried the tuna tartare $19 - tuna was fresh, habanero infused sesame oil was overpowering in sesame flavor. it also came with diced pears, hot peppers and pine nuts - again, sesame oil overpowerered everything. Happy hour wines $5 were okay. The bourbon malt adult milkshake was very good.
Overall, overpriced for the taste of the food. I don't mind paying good money if it is good - I definitely wouldn't return to this place. It wasn't awful, just not worth wasting a meal there. This was my first time at a Michael Mina restaurant and it was disappointing.