My sister and I dined at Evoke for restaurant week. First, the positives. Our server was friendly and attentive, my sister enjoyed her cocktail, and the place has a cool, modern ambiance.
The food? Mehhh. It wasn't bad, but I expected better. We started with complimentary pork rinds and glazed cornbread. The pork rinds tasted like...well....pork rinds, and the cornbread was just okay. The cornbread had bacon in it but you couldn't taste it.
Then came the appetizers. I had three baked oysters which were actually quite tasty. Unfortunately they were served on the nastiest smelling pile of seaweed I've ever encountered. My sister had cheerwine glazed pork ribs and they were rubbery.
My sister ordered the fluke as her main course, and while the portion was small, it was a good dish. I had the country fried steak which was all batter and very little steak. I didn't finish it.
Dessert came in miniature mason jar type things. Mine was cookies and cream (too rich) and my sister had the lemon tart one. I think at $30 a head, they could give us a full dessert. Plus, the miniature mason jars weren't really functional because the spoon we were given was too big to reach to the bottom.
Not a terrible experience, but not a great one. There's potential here but they're trying too hard to be unique. I don't plan to return.