Lisa H.
Yelp
we were a bit early, so thought we could have a drink at the bar. however, we were not invited to sit there and wait, and ended up sitting awkwardly on the foyer bench for 10 minutes. here's a warning - the fried food smell attaches itself to you the moment you walk through the door.
we were taken to a communal table and given warm water. was this to drink? or was it wash your fingertips? i went with the former, hoping i was not creating a faux pas. i did not hear gasps from other patrons, so i continued to drink my warm water.
our waitress was a delightfully sweet woman. crystal? it was kind of hard to hear, since the tables surrounding us were well lubricated and all you could hear were large grill frying sounds and high pitched shrieks.
crystal brought us our drinks, i had a pinot noir, my lovely date had a heineken. crystal took orders from everyone at the table (eight people). our chef was fine, told a few lame jokes, cooked our food to order.
food was okay. not great. your fried rice gets cold while you are waiting for your meat of choice. i asked for some chili sauce, but never received it. the food is very bland. no real taste. however, my second glass of wine helped me forget the dullness of my food.
you have no choice but to actually meet complete strangers at your table. four of them were fine, but the couple on the other end refused to talk converse. i actually think the boyfriend would have joined in the bland eating and hearty drinking, but his girlfriend was a stone cold witch. i can't prove it, but i actually felt the temperature at the table rise the moment they left.
i did not take pictures of our chef, since it felt kind of stalkery. and none of the food, since it was so boring, and, it's difficult to present food in an attractive manner when you are serving eight people with an oversized spatula.
this has got to be one of most vacuous reviews i have ever written. i'm upper key embarrassed with the lack of content, snarky remarks, and meandering drifts off topic.