Kandece B.
Yelp
First of all, I'm late. I didn't know they closed the Standard in dtla. Anywho, it was revamped into "The Delphi" Inside that hotel is Denaes Diner.
Parking is Dtla style... parking lot up to $20 or if you enter off Flower, the underground is $15. We parked underground and took the elevator up.
Once we got to the entrance, yellow umbrellas and decor to the right caught my eye. They have an adorable outdoors patio. The aesthetic gave me whimsical old school. Fast forward.
Sat down with my guests and we noticed coffee stains and cup rings in the table. It looks like the tables were wiped down with water after each guest. Soap and water is needed for that table.
The menu was modest with sandwich combos and a la carte breakfast items. $5 Mimosas... Cool. I ordered the turkey club on pretzel bun and I asked for pickles. My guest ordered the black dahlia and (1) egg for $3.
Turkey sandwich, good. Fries nicely seasoned. The black dahlia was savoryyyy, you do not need the syrup. It was a small portion for $14 and included no side. When our order was placed at the table, the waitress asked "will you be ordering anything else?" We looked at each other and replied "maybe" she replied, " we'll, I'm off at 3 and wanted to know if you would like to close it or transfer the bill." I pulled out my phone and it read 2:52pm. I said, "transfer it." I mean cmon! You just sat my food down now I have to close out?!
She leaves. No one else checks on us after. I have to wave someone down and they thought I was asking for the check and I said , no, please come help us. I asked for a mimosa and waited another 10 mins while the bartender rolled her when given the order. I was mad! It was only 6 tables occupied the rest of the place was empty. The other waitress with the bun, walked past our table and rolled her eyes when we mentioned the lack of service provided to our table. Why is the service slacking and attitude being served?
The DJ was cool, iBRrease. He kept the RnB songs going.
I may order the black dahlia to go but I probably won't return. Oh! They charge a 5% administrative fee and $1.25 for pickles on the sandwich.
The manager, Patrick, came after I requested mgmt and spoke with us and had a conversation about the cleanliness of the tables and the staffs attitudes. He credited our mimosas and gave a round.