This is a very conflicted review.....
I found myself here as the idea was to hit a Friday night movie after a decent dinner. Due to poor planning, we ended up here.
Upon entering the establishment, I found it to be the stereotypical entirely too dark, 80's-esque styling, with mostly transplants from the 80's dining here. I'm in my mid-to-late 30's and I felt young and in-touch here....
Let's get to what matters though...the wait staff and hostesses were all great. I can;t complain at all about that. The $110 bill for two isn't even a complaint....I knew what I was getting myself into in that respect. The complaint was with the food itself.
I really wanted the soft-shell crab that was on special. I knew it wasn't meant to be an entree so I ordered it with some custom sides and there was a steak being shared a but anyhow. Seemed like a win win for me....
- The crab was deep-fried (as expected) but it seemed to have been deep-fried with some new technique using cold oil because the crab had more grease dripping from it than my 77 Jag sitting in the parking lot.....was just gross and I couldn't eat it (and I'll finish anything, regardless of how gross it is).
- The risotto had a great taste to it, but was definitely way overdone.....mushy.
- The pork belly appetizer was WAAAY overdone. They may as well given us crispy bacon, honestly.
- The steak was just ok....on the verge of good. Charred well in most places but not quite aged and/or from good stock....something just not quite there.
I may try again but it's tough with places like these as one usually doesn't want to throw that kind of money at a chance.....