We've twice dined here w/friends and though the food was okay, it wasn't worth the crowd/hassle/money. One friend is vegan and he had a very hard time finding much to eat. The worst was the service, esp the hosts. Once they insisted (after we'd already waited 45min w/a reservation!) that a baby be counted as a full person (mind you, this was a newborn being carried by mom) thus we'd need a table for five, not four, and this increased our wait even more. We left and went to Harper's (Yummy!).
Another time, they wouldn't seat us on time b/c our entire party hadn't aarrived yet. Are you kidding me? You are going to give away our reserved table instead of letting us start our night w/cocktails and apps? Five of us were there, two were 10 minutes away; adding insult to injury, they squished us around a small table when we were finally seated. My friend must've been wearing some sorta cloaking device b/c everytime she opened her mouth the waiter didn't even acknowledge her existence. It actually became kkinda comical.
You know, I'vd put up w/some pretty crappy service for some awesome food, but if you are going to be a schmuck, you'd best put your money where your mouth is and offer me something more than a step above Olive Garden.