Hana A.
Yelp
Every time I have wanted to write this review, I get enraged all over again. But, it has to be done.
In March, we decided super last minute to celebrate one of my best friends birthdays on the day of her actual birthday. We called several places, knowing that it was last minute and this spot said they had availability for us 3. Awesome! Right?
On my way to the restaurant, my girl calls
me and tells me that the waitress told her they were running a special for 3 people. It included the steak, cooking for us and appetizers. Bet! She doesn't give a price but standards on their menu for each person was bout $50-$60, so were like a special for 3 would be great.
Anyone who's ever used money before knows a special means a deal, discount, points, an incentive of some kind. I tell my girl, yeah that's fine.
This restaurant (at the time), is not on any directory. It had just opened or switched management or some shit. We get there and it's maaaaaaad conservative Jewish people, who all know each other. Nothing wrong with conservative Jewish people,
We just weren't anticipating that vibe at a casino and we showed up titties and legs hanging out, like on a prowl for sugar daddies at the slots after. But all we left with was surprise, stares of disgust and disappointment. I wish somewhere in the reviews it said anything bout this being the crowd it was, cuz we know us and we never would have gone to some conservative ass spot ESPPP FOR A BDAY!!! Let's continue...
They all look at us like those scenes in the movies where everything pauses. Once i go inside the place is empty and it's just my two homegirls at a big ass table in the center, close to the bar. I'm just kinda like, this is weird but whatever.
The night goes on, they bring the appetizers, which were delicious. They bring my homegirls drinks (I don't drink). And this waitress who is Hebrew speaking, does not stop staring at us and asking us invasive ass questions.
This was the first time we've gone to dinner and had to speak in Spanish to not be understood, to maintain some kind of privacy in our conversation because of how invasive she was. We started to get mad uncomfortable.
The waitress then comes up to us and the DJ had started playing some kind of tiki tiki music from like 1998. She comes back to the table mad hype and in her broken English she's like "for u, for u." And we're like yeah
**QUE THE PHOTOGRAPHER WE DIDN'T CONSENT TO!!!** This lady does like a drive-by photo shoot ALLUPINOUR SHIT!!! And then disappears, I asked several times where the photos were going and we didn't consent and it was just blown off.
Now, this man, the chef, who doesn't speak any English, comes from the back and cooks our meet on a slab. We're all into it cuz it's a cute show, we make mad jokes bout my girl getting meat on her bday and hee hee haa haa right?
B R U H.
BRUH.
bruh.
Tell me why our bill is $710.00...
Tell me why the special was homeboy cooking the meat on a slab at the table was $480???
Tell me why it wasn't till it was all over that we realized these ppl been staring at us cuz we looked like we couldn't afford this shit and they knew what was coming but we didn't.
This was prob one of the most uncomfortable dining experiences I've ever had. And that bill legit was out of line af. I've been to restaurants all over the world, fine dining and all. I have never paid that much for 3 people nor have I felt like I was a whole ass petting zoo.
If you're a POC, I would STRONGLY, not recommend going to this Get Out dining experience. I would also make sure to clarify all that is being charged and wtf the word special means to them.
I wish giving zero stars was an option.