3510 Nicollet Ave.
Mpls, MN 55408
612-822-8216
On my first visit, I thought the food was sub-par. On the return trip, I really enjoyed the dishes I had.
Breakdown:
Breakdown:
Goat Cheese Fritters: So deep fried goat cheese is always going to be good. But the crispy texture of the fritter was very unique and a little pickled onion over the top was terrific too. Three 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch fritters per serving.
Lamb Meat Balls: The sauce was terrific. I thought about licking the bowl but I wasn't nearly drunk enough (explanation below).
In addition to those two, we had several other dishes. Nothing worth ripping on...which is rare in my world.
Service: Our server apparently swung by the crack stacks and wiped them out of everything before coming to work. Besides the 1/2 opened eyes, the slow and repetitive conversation, and the infrequent visits, we repeatedly heard:
"Your drinks didn't come yet?" - Now as a server, there have been times when I've had to ask my tables if their food had come. These are very rare and unique situations that mostly involve oysters (oyster times out of the kitchen are all over the board between 5-20 minutes, likewise they are very slam-able) so if I'm away from your table for 5 minutes making lattes for another table it is possible that the dish has been delivered and cleared without my knowledge. In an extreme situation the same thing could happen with a salad but only with the hungriest of diners.
Now the thing with our drinks is that they were not slam-able: dark beers and martinis. So, apparently the first drink ticket was "lost" (code word for: I forgot to fucking punch it in).
After round one, our waitress asked us, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
We responded with, "Yes we would like our drinks and our food." Both of which we ordered 10 minutes prior. Her response was a fumbling of lines as she tried to secretly confirm what we ordered while pretending like she'd already rung it in.
In addition to all of this, she would sit down next to a friend/customer and talk for a several minutes at a time. At one point, another server had to ask her to check on all of her tables.
Nothing was taken off the check.
Now the thing with our drinks is that they were not slam-able: dark beers and martinis. So, apparently the first drink ticket was "lost" (code word for: I forgot to fucking punch it in).
After round one, our waitress asked us, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
We responded with, "Yes we would like our drinks and our food." Both of which we ordered 10 minutes prior. Her response was a fumbling of lines as she tried to secretly confirm what we ordered while pretending like she'd already rung it in.
In addition to all of this, she would sit down next to a friend/customer and talk for a several minutes at a time. At one point, another server had to ask her to check on all of her tables.
Nothing was taken off the check.
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