I do have to say that I'm torn between a 3.5 star rating or a 4 star rating when it comes to Therapy. So I guess you can say it's somewhere in the middle there. Therapy offers a classier than your usual Fremont restaurant atmosphere. It is definitely fancier and nicer looking than a lot of the restaurants you find on Fremont street, especially so close to the Fremont Street Experience area.
I've been to Therapy about two times now. The first time was short -- we only ordered the crispy fried pig ears and the fire roasted street corn. Along with those, we ordered two drinks.. the smash and the devil eyes. The pig ears were delicious. It was fried perfectly with some yummy seasoning .. it was on the saltier side of things. If you have had pig ears before, it's pretty gelatinous when you eat them deep fried. The cartilage is also not as hard as they usually are. They're pretty much melted. The fire roasted street corn was amazingly delicious. That lime aioli that goes with it is just perfect. It adds just enough of a tang to the corn. The drinks, on the other hand, was nothing to write home about. The flavors were missing and the watered down alcohol is the only thing that sticks in my memories.
The second time we went, we ordered the crispy fried pig ears, the fire roasted street corn, mixed mushroom flatbread, and the "big sexy." The crispy fried pig ears were a miss this time around. They were essentially burnt with no flavor. We had to get them to remake it for us and even when they remade them, it was still not as good as the first visit. It had too much batter with little to no seasoning. The fire roasted street corn was still very delicious. The mixed mushroom flatbread was amazingly delicious. The poached egg on the flatbread just brought all the flavors together in a whirlwind of tastyness. The "big sexy" .. the meat in the burger is very well seasoned. The tomato that they used and the brie that they used was definitely a different spin on everything. Overall, it meshed in perfectly.
We sat upstairs during our second visit and the service was slow. I guess no one wants to walk the stairs! Haha. Therapy is a good place to try some out of the ordinary food. However, the prices are a bit on the high side. Four pieces of corn for $8? Yeah, talk about steep for certain things that you can get for less than a dollar. Nonetheless, it's still a decent place just to grab a bite or two with a group of friends.