Marqus R.
Yelp
I really can't go more than a simple Yelp Three Star OK, and that is stretching it, for Drynk Bar & Lounge. It has great potential and I really like the place, but for right now it's just not ready to be open. There are a number of favored drinks not in stock like Bombay Gin, garnishments missing like onions for Gibsons and the bartenders are still trying to figure out where the bottles are located and how to run the cash register. It now takes three of them.
Their Web-Site indicates they have a menu or food offering, but they do not. At least not yet. Then there was no Martini menu and the so-called back patio is nothing but an ugly litter pile of a mess. I think Yelper Tim had it right when he stated Drynk was in its "soft opening" stages. In case you're not from the area and don't know what a soft opening is, it is when the customer pays to train the staff, pays full price but gets less than half the service. It's also a good way to ruin the reputation of a place before it even gets going.
Other than all of those drawback negatives, and that is a lot of them, I love the décor, the atmosphere and overall ambiance of Drynk. I had a Crown Royal Manhattan and they really did it right even using a real Maraschino Cherry; I think maybe Luxardo. I also had a really good Hendricks Gin (as an alternative to the Bombay they didn't have) with cucumber slice martini at $14.00 and though with no two-four chips, I would say fair in price for a Hendricks. Adding to the good drinks is the professional and polite attitudes of what is a top notch bartender staff.
Now if they would just get over this "soft opening" crap they are doing without souring all of their customers and getting a bad name from the very beginning, I think they'll really have a great place; a real winner. I look forward to visiting Drynk when they are open in full operations and actually ready to do business. It really has all the potential of being an outstanding Five Star, but not just yet.