I agree with Nicole M. that the food was good, some of it very good, but not great. However, as far as the concept of bringing delicious comfort food to the masses on the west side, I think Bar Symon is a pretty good bet and worth a try - if you can get seated in a reasonable amount of time.
We went on a Friday night expecting a 90 minute wait. After about 20 minutes at the bar, a table for 3 *magically* surfaced. FYI, the wine list is very reasonably priced, but it's very heavy on the California bottles.
We were starving and needed something fast, so we started with the House Chips with Blue Cheese Fondue. Really tasty because the blue cheese is melted with something else to bring the intensity down. Next up were the Pork Belly Croutons. I think these were my favorite part of the meal because the pork was so flavorful without being overly heavy. The outside was crispy, the inside warm and chewy. Mmm.
I had the fried chicken. The honey and truffle was a nice spin on taste and the breading had a great thick texture that you could sorta pull off and eat on it's own. The quantity was also quite generous - I definitely took home a substantial doggie bag. My husband had the Friday Prime Rib special but didn't seem that enthused about it - I think he'd skip it next time.
Our waitress was amazing and very accommodating of some extra attention we needed, so the service must have cleaned up their act since some of the other reviewers have been. My only wish was that the food came out a little slower.
I'd like to give it another whirl when the menu changes.