"2012-04-18T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "2"^^ . . . "Okay- listen. For starters, I haven't written a review in forever because I haven't been to some place that i felt needed it. This place deserves a good review in the midst of some pretty bad ones. I'm busy lately and I had a good enough time to yelp and cared enough about the people there based on one experience to take the time. That's something. \n\nI'm not going to say much about the restaurant other than the burger we ordered was pretty tasty, fries were fresh and appeared hand-cut, and they batter their own chicken fingers. More than I expected. \n\nBar: Just do it. Jason, the bartender, made our afternoon. He was friendly, kept us in more alcohol than we ever intended on drinking (isn't that what makes a good bartender), was witty, interesting, and made the whole experience. We had a Groupon too. They accepted it gladly- no Groupon attitude (pet peeve). They put the game on for us (hell, they gave us the remote!), made sure to check on us frequently and didn't give us attitude when we wanted to switch seats and sections (we tipped out both!) The bar space is actually really comfortable. A lot of tables, some cushy seats, and the bar stools that don't make your lower half go numb from sitting in them for any amount of time. The music is vintage which added to the charm along with the warhol-esque prints. Fun. Not typical. Something different. Towards the later parts of the evening, a live funk-inspired band came in. By then, I'd had enough table shots to get DOWN to it. The band was good. My dancing was better. \n\nAre you going to feel like someone important while you're there? No. It's not the Vig. Are there some kinks to be ironed out in this new place? Sure. Was the owner there and friendly when we were there? Yes. Did it seem like everyone was trying to make us happy? Yes. Are the drinks cheap & strong? Yes. Did I intend to stay there 1 hour and end up staying from 4pm-10:30pm? Um, whoops, yes. Good times were had. Recommended. \n\nThis place gets 4 stars for the bar. It mostly gets 4 stars for Jason. If you replicate the experience we had, it will be a 4 star experience. It also gets 4 stars because it's a NEW place, appears to be trying, and I think has a lot of potential if people are patient."^^ . "4"^^ . "3"^^ . .