Lucinda J.
Yelp
RACIST ESTABLISHMENT!
My friend and I went for a benefit for Alzheimers. We were happy to pay $20 each at the door for this good cause.
I thought the place was nice, especially in the restaurant area, and I commented on this to Jason (karaoke jockey) and then separately to his friend/girlfriend/partner (sorry, I don't know the relationship).
However, the bartender was AWFUL! I got a drink but he totally ignored my friend who was sitting with me for over half an hour. When I noticed she had no drink, at first I thought maybe she was waiting to order a drink for a bit, maybe wanting to pace herself out since we were planning on being there for several hours for the benefit, and she was driving. But she told me he had never even asked her what he could get for her!
When I brought it up to the doorman (Derrill) he came over, but didn't help except to give us the bartender's name. After we called the bartender's name ("Paulie"), my friend asked for a drink menu. He gave her one and then disappeared.
I am white and my friend is dark-skinned. I became convinced it was racism.
When the bartender finally came back, I brought it up to him ("Paulie") nicely, that he STILL hadn't waited on my friend. He immediately FREAKED OUT, and started YELLING at me and my friend, and threatened to QUIT on the spot! He kept on YELLING and YELLING at us! (I DARE them to show camera footage [which they probably "won't have"]... it was awful!)
My friend then tried to speak with the manager and he was TERRIBLE to her. And nobody stepped in to help us... not Jason the karaoke jockey, nor his (friend/partner/girlfriend/not sure)... not any of the other patrons... NOBODY! It was very strange. Creepy, almost.
I WOULD NEVER GO THERE AGAIN.
P.S. Look at my other YELP reviews. I am a Yelp Elite, and I have NEVER given a one star review that I remember. Do NOT go to this restaurant, unless you don't mind eating in a racist establishment. I'm not gonna let my respectable friend be disrespected, and I certainly won't give my business to a racist restaurant. And, you should not want to patronize an establishment that treats people like this.