Terry C.
Yelp
When we first arrived, no one was at the podium, so we had to wander in to find the host.
The ambiance is really cute. I like the floral decorations. It's really girly. Not sure macho men will want to eat there. But still first impressions upon walking in is good. The music was good too. I didn't hear profanity like some of the other reviews indicates. But it was loud. Sadly, that's pretty much where it ends...
NOTE: I put +/- after some of my comments to indicate positive or negative review.
We made reservations and were seated immediately. +
After waiting for a long time, we had to get up and ask someone to take our order -
Because of the wait, our drinks were comp'd +
The drinks were terrible. They tasted watery, and we didn't taste any alcohol. We didn't even drink them down halfway. They were awful -
Oh they were also out of Sprite soda -
One person in our party was underaged and she wanted a virgin pina colada. They were out of colada mix. So they made her a different drink, she said it was wayyyy overly sweet and only took a sip or two -
While placing our order, the waiter wasn't writing anything down, so he kept having to ask us several times when confirming what we ordered -
The food came pretty quickly +
but some of the sides were wrong, probably because he didn't write it down, and some of the food items were cold - - double minus
Breakdown:
Ordered 3 chicken wings and waffle. Chicken was very delicious, seasoned well, crispy crunch. Waffle was cold. Not lukewarm...cold. Butter wouldn't even melt.
Ordered chicken legs with waffle. Thought we were ordering drumsticks, but got drumette party wings. Still delicious and friend well. Waffle was cold.
Ordered lamb chops which comes with mashed potatoes. They were out of mashed potatoes so we asked for mac n cheese instead. They said no, we HAD TO have it with greens. When asked why, we were told because that's what they switched it to. Chops were sliced very thin and average tasting. Greens were salty.
Ordered 2 sides of yams. Received about a cup full per serving. $17 for a cup of yams?!?!! They looked like canned yams. Not saying that they were but that's what they looked like. The flavor was average.
The Mac n Cheese had a good consistency with a nice crust on top. Again slight salty.
Syrup is served in little to go plastic containers. You would think for the prices here, they'd serve it warm in a syrup dispenser. And they don't bring it with your waffles. You have to ask several times and then they will bring it.
The hot sauce was very thin. Looks like water was added. I poured hot sauce all over my chicken and didn't feel one bit of pepper heat.
Our server, Roy, was very very nice. He was polite and professional despite getting our order wrong several times and forgetting stuff. We had to send him back to the kitchen several times for the butter, the syrup, the sides, a side plate, etc.
I wanted to order the chocolate cake to go, but I was so disappointed with the food that I decided against the cake.
The owner/chef came out and said hi. He was so nice that we felt bad telling him what we really thought of the food, so we didn't.
There was another party sitting behind us and the chef asked them if they liked their meal, one of the ladies kinda raised her eyebrows and after he walked off she said "No!" And she and her party laughed.
Would I come here again? Maybe...it's only been open for a month. Maybe give them another chance after the bugs are worked out. I always believe in second chances.
But I will definitely NOT order the yams at that exorbitant price for the small serving that you get.
I REALLY wanted to like this place and support black business, but This place is pretty expensive and if they want to stay in the game, they've got to step it up. I don't mind paying top $$ for excellence. But this was nowhere close to it. I also don't like that they automatically included an 18% gratuity even if it's a check for one person. They didn't try to hide it. They did tell me upfront and you do have the option to change it.