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Amanda Wolf
Jul 25, 2025
My husband and I had dinner here for date night last night, a Thursday. The restaurant was full, and it appeared that they only had one server plus a bartender and busser/food runner for eight tables and a full bar. Anyone who has ever worked in the food service industry knows that's WAY too many tables for one person during dinner rush. Christian was lovely and kind, but it was clear he was absolutely in the weeds from lack of appropriate staffing. Not his fault - maybe someone called in sick - but it definitely impacted our experience.
Unfortunately several mistakes were made. We couldn't eat our appetizer for about 20 minutes because they took our chips to bring us a refill for the spinach and artichoke dip and didn't bring them back until well after the entrees arrived. Then we watched as they gave my food to another table, then came over and explained what happened, so I sat and waited while my husband ate his meal, unable to eat my own meal or the appetizer that had grown cold while we waited for chips. We had been trying to get our server's attention to no avail. They finally brought chips while we waited for my entree.
They eventually brought my meal, which was disappointing after a long wait. I had the BBQ pork with poblano grits and "off the cob" elotes. The pork was WAY overcooked, dry, and tough, and the only flavor it had was the barbecue sauce brushed directly onto it. It looked like they cut up a larger piece of pork and cooked the hell out of it instead of cooking a larger piece properly and then slicing it for plating. The elotes had no flavor (just butter and a whisper of chili powder or smoked paprika), and the grits, while nicely textured, were missing seasoning. Very disappointing. My husband's burger was delicious, however, and I ended up eating what he didn't want instead of my own meal.
Directly after the mishap with giving my food away, someone (I assume he was the owner) came to apologize, but we weren't checked on again until well after we had both finished eating. Our server Christian noticed I hadn't finished my meal, and asked if there was anything wrong with the food. At that point, the time had well passed for fixing that mistake and I was ready to leave.
Overall, I'm unimpressed with a restaurant so highly rated. Drinks were tasty, and they did have lots of clearly marked items that were gluten free, which was nice, but out of the entire meal only the drinks, spinach and artichoke dip, and my husband's burger and coffee gelato were possibly worth returning for.