Marvin C.
Yelp
We came on a busy Saturday night around 10:30 PM November 30th, and were seated quickly enough. Great start! But then it went downhill faster than my hopes for the night. A masked server greeted us, and while I respect her mask choice, it felt like a prelude to the "you're going to regret asking me for anything" energy she was radiating.
We waited patiently to have our order taken, totally understandable since it was busy, and they only had two servers running around. But when I politely tried to flag her down (with a friendly "excuse me" as she was seating another group), I got hit with the most dismissive "wait a sec" I've ever heard. No eye contact, no acknowledgment, she just walked off like I'd asked her to solve world hunger. Honestly, my appetite was gone before the desserts even arrived.
Speaking of desserts, I wish I could forget them. We ordered several things with coconut milk, sago, and mango. The coconut milk was watered down, yet somehow the desserts were cloyingly sweet, like they made up for the lack of flavor by dumping a bag of sugar into the mix.
And here's the thing, I don't get why some Asian eateries don't adapt to basic American hospitality standards. I say this as an Asian myself...it's like, why is it a gamble whether I'll be treated like a guest or an inconvenience?
I'm all for supporting local businesses, but not at the expense of my dignity.