I feel it absolutely imperative that I warn each & all of the unbelievably revolting preparation/kitchen practices at Urban Farmer! While this restaurant was once one of my favorite dining locations, I will never, EVER, dine here again!
On my most recent visit, I sent back a salad. I requested my salad w/o protein, but it still arrived with steak on it. Due to the restaurant's open kitchen design, to my disbelief and horror, I watched as a very angry chef reach full "flip-out" mode before proceeding to SPIT into my newly-made salad dressing, plate everything and finally put it out to be delivered to my table! Obviously, I rejected the salad & refused to continue dinner.
Shortly after, the manager arrived to our table, listened to our concerns & then disappeared for nearly 10 minutes. It is my opinion that in that 10 minutes, he reviewed the video-feed of the kitchen, for himself. When he returned, he never denied the allegations. Instead he stood there with a look of sheer embarrassment and disbelief, offering to cover our drinks and appetizers, while continuously apologizing and rehashing how long his relationship with the chef has existed. The look on his face was that or sheer terror.
In parting, he assured us that he would speak to the chef's manager as well. After leaving our table, he immediately went into the kitchen and very abruptly replaced the chef with a new guy; leading the other chef into a back area--for a conversation I would love to have been privy to.
Utterly disgusting & unbelievable!!!!!
Needless to say, you may dine here at your own risk but consider yourself warned...