"1"^^ . "It pains me to write this review--I want so badly to like the Astor House--I love the Tuck Shop and never have had a bad meal there.\n\nbut things are just not right at the Astor House--we ate there last night on Halloween. What a missed marketing opportunity--Trick and Treaters kept stopping by --we heard many saying we had no idea this place was here. instead of handing out a coupon for a macaroon with lunch--the staff did nothing and were actually kind of funky when people walked in. \n\nThe Astor House needs to get an identity--the \"service\" is just funky--neither a cafeteria nor service--you would think with 4 people in the restaurant--you would not have to go to the end of the counter and pick up your \"tray\" of food. the tables are wobbly and the chairs are uncomfortable--things that I wouldn't care about if the food was good.\n\nOn to the food--I may have a bias because I spent a lot of time in Kansas City and know what good barbecue is--what is being served is not. the meat continues to be dry and the sauces are yucky--they are two sweet or weirdly spiced.--the one highlight was the link--chicken and garlic was good. The food is served in paper on trays--all i can say is yuck!--we had to ask for paper plates--which at least made the eating process tolerable..\n\nthe Astor House is in a great neighborhood--but even the neighbors who can walk there are either going to go to the Tuck Shop or walk a few more blocks to 7th st to restaurants that have much better food.\n\nI will definitely be back to the Tuck Shop over and over again, but am done with the Astor House--have been there several times--and it is just not right--they need to find out what the neighbors want and be that--coffee, sandwich, drinks and snacks--do --something well and be at the level of the Tuck Shop instead of a pretend cafeteria--\n."^^ . "2013-11-02T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . . . . "3"^^ . "2"^^ .