My hopes were really high based on Yelp reviews. We had about a 30 minute wait so got a cocktail upstairs at the bar and took it downstairs to the courtyard. Very relaxing and comfortable wait.
We (4of us)were seated at the eating bar downstairs. Good seating since it was facing the kitchen so was fun watching the chefs at work. The staff was great and our server was attentive. He recommended eating tapas style; the four of us sharing plates. Sitting at the bar made that pretty difficult.
We first ordered burnt ends, fried chicken skin and tempura green beans. Unfortunately none lived up to expectation. The burnt ends were 90% fried fat. None of us got much meat to speak of. I'm from barbecue country and know what burnt ends are. These weren't it.
The chicken skin was cooked exactly as I expected but way too salty. The tempura green beans had no tempura batter on them. Some of the beans had a thin layer of batter on them. They were also a bit greasy. It was as if the grease was not hot enough when they were cooked. That being said, the overall texture of the beans was quite good. Not too under done, not too over done.
To end the meal, we got watermelon salad, mac and cheese, asparagus salad and cauliflower. All were good. The two salads were fantastic.
Be prepared to say "what did you say" a lot. Very noisy. I think sitting on the deck upstairs to eat would probably have made the dinner more enjoyable.
All in all, it was a fair experience and wouldn't go back, which pains me to say.