I liked Eddie Merlot's! The service was excellent {we sat at the bar} but everyone was super friendly and quick. They have a cool wine list on an i-pad and you can click on each wine to see more about it ie: where it's from, flavors, pairings, etc. The food was DELICIOUS! We had the ahi tuna tartare, filet mignon potstickers, and salads -- everything was so good but the two apps were really great. The potsickers were handmade and the portion of the tuna was generous.
Pros:
1. Appetizers were great--multiple people around us ordered the calamari which we didn't try but it comes in this fancy sesame rice bowl! Super neat!
2. Wine selections (obvs)
3. Service
Cons:
1. I think they should put some food on their happy hour menu in the bar--more of a downtown crowd would go.
2. It's pretty fancy in there if you are just out and about downtown you might not feel dressed appropriately (not necessarily a bad thing--unless you are underdressed)