Kathy X.
Yelp
I came here to meet with up with a group to celebrate one of my friends' birthday. The place was spacious and comfortable, with all sorts of games, such as Jenga, Connect 4, Uno, Foosball, and a cool lit up life size Chess board.
There was also a pretty varied menu, and we ended up having the fried calamari and chicken nachos to share. The fried calamari was unique and slightly elevated, as it contained bonita flakes, black and white sesame seeds, crunchy jalapeños, along with yuzu aioli. I stayed away from the jalapeños because I have low tolerance to spicy foods. The calamari itself were shaped in little rings, which were perfectly crispy and very tasty. The nachos were loaded with melted queso, cherry peppers, pico de gallo, sour cream, and guacamole. There was an ample amount of tender, well seasoned grilled chicken distributed throughout. All the ingredients worked together to create mouthwatering bites.
For my main course, I ordered the Bacon Bacon Bacon Burger, which was served with fries. The burger was on the smaller side, but expertly cooked and still satisfyingly filling. The burger came with half bacon and half beef patty, candied Nueske's bacon, and finally, tomato bacon jam. In addition to all that, there was delightfully melty Gouda cheese and watercress. The star of the meal was that candied bacon... Wonderfully crunchy, just the right amount of sweetness, and an explosion of flavor. The meat was also amazingly succulent and juicy, while the bacon jam tied everything up nicely. There were plenty of yummy skinny fries, which were kind of addicting.
Of course, we wanted to get the extravagant Birthday Cake Waffle dessert, which was supposed to be $25. We were informed it would take awhile to create, and later were told due to demand, they wouldn't be able to make it for us, so the manager let us choose another dessert at no charge.
Imagine our surprise when we were indeed served the Birthday Cake Waffle with a lit up sparkler, consisting of Fruit Loops waffles, topped with a slice of rainbow cake / lollipops and Fruit Loops ice cream with an ube cone. As a base and in between the waffles was frosting overflowing with Lucky Charms marshmallows, edible confetti, as well as Fruit Loops. This was quite an impressive and colorful display. I enjoyed the rainbow cake, which was moist with deliciously creamy smooth white frosting. The Fruit Loops ice cream was also good - Milky and incredibly sweet in a good way. The Fruit Loops waffles were decent, but didn't taste that strongly of the cereal. The rest of it was overly sweet.
The staff also brought out 2 additional desserts: Churro Ice Cream Sundae and a trio of Ice Cream Sandwiches. The Churro Sundae came with horchata ice cream, which was a lovely blend of milk with cinnamon. The churros were also pretty good and still warm, with a generous dusting of cinnamony sugar. I wasn't that impressed with the ice cream sandwiches though. The cookies were kind of dry and bland, while the ice cream inside tasted plain.
Service was excellent throughout. The staff were friendly, patient, and on top of everything - even the confusion with the dessert, was resolved with grace. Overall, we had a fun night out and it is a fantastic place to bring a group, small or large. I would definitely be happy to return!