After walking by on our way home from work wondering when it was going to open, on Friday we realized it was kicking, so we knew we would have to go soon. Saturday night, we decided to meet a friend there for dinner as we were curious.
I have to say, I am a fan. We were greeted promptly, our service started and ended great, and the food was pretty good. I did not expect it to be like some other places that we frequent but when I base this review on other establishments like this, it definitely deserves a 4. We got the fried pickles and banana peppers with ranch and I think that they were pretty awesome. We also had Vanilla shakes, a few burgers, regular fries, sweet potato fries and the Steak and Fries (Wagyu steak with a red wine reduction). The only think I would not get again would be the steak... i will save that for some other places that I go to. The steak and reduction were good, just not the best that I have ever had and they did several other things better.
The sushi that I had seen looked good, and since the Original Fish Market was one of my favorite sushis in town, and the staff seems a lot the same, I am confident that when I try it, I will not be disappointed. I regretted not ordering it when I saw it walk past our table a few times.
Prices were fair... $5 for a vanilla shake, $8 for a 6oz burger, the steak and fries was $25 I think. I think they were in line with the market downtown.
Large beer selection, some good wines to choose from, specialty cocktails... I was pretty impressed.
I had seen someone mention that they could not tell who was staff and who was not. The staff (less the managers and the host staff) is wearing denim shirts... easy to spot.
The place is huge, and it looks like they have a private area too. I think this a great addition to the dining scene downtown personally.