Emily M.
Yelp
The first time I came here was 6 years ago for my birthday, while it was under the direction of The Besh Restaurant Group. I remembered a fine meal, with boozy milkshakes and lots of laughs with friends. Years later, due to prior employment arrangements, I ate at the Sector quite frequently and came to realize under the new direction of Centerplate-the mega-corp that runs the same craft services at venues like The Smoothie King Center, The Superdome and other arenas around the country, just how much this restaurant has suffered from bad management and a lack of attention to detail.
On any given day, the quality of the food wavered. What was available was overpriced, unremarkable and lacking inspiration. The service is overly casual, lackadaisical and unpolished. From stacking plates on the tables, to gripping piles of dirty silverware, serving ladies last and auctioning off food, there is very little care when it comes to service standards.
On one given day entertaining clients, the restaurant was very busy and on a wait. The hostess, lacking any professionalism, SHOUTED down the long museum hallway to notify the next guest their table was ready. It was so unprofessional and unnerving to hear someone SHOUT while trying to have a conversation. This happened a number of times throughout the meal, and each time, startled us.
On another occasion, while sipping drinks over happy hour, we tried to start a tab while waiting for other guests to arrive. We were told that we were "charged as we went". To which we replied, we weren't ready to close out our tab. The bartender insisted that they couldn't hold our card behind the bar while we charged drinks. I've been in grungier, sketchier places that would be happy to hold you card while you run a charge, the excuse was beyond comprehension. Unless it was a problem in the past and this was a way to circumvent credit card theft, perhaps your background checks and interviewing should be more comprehensive.
Overall, I would skip the Sector all together, it's not worth the money and sour experience.