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Reviews By niblosis

Some colleagues and I just came from lunch.  it was really, really good.  the food is straightforward and yummy.  They have a new chef and a new menu.  it’s worth checking out.

Loved my lunch there.  My mouth is still tingling from the spicy jalepenos on my baguette. Mmmmm

Other things I loved: the togo container and disposable utensils are compostable.  they did a great job with the interior design.  and best of all… the staff is friendly and happy to be there! 

I think this place deserves local support and adds a wonderful addition to the “grab lunch and run” options in downtown.

Loved it!  felt like I was back in New York.  I will definitely go back.

I would love to review my Cinco de Mayo dinner here, but sadly, and thanks to their yummy margaritas, I don’t remember it. smile

The moment we walked in and were greeted by the friendly accommodating hostesses, I hoped we were in for a memorable meal.  Oh boy, were we.  The dining room was full and we were a walk in, so we went upstairs to find a table in the lounge.  There was a 6 top having cocktails, a two top ordering dinner and maybe 1 more deuce besides us. We were hoping to order the restaurant week menu and didn’t want to make a long night of it, so when we were greeted we ordered our entire meal immediately, which we learned was a good idea, when our server, chewing gum like it was cud, informed us that the kitchen was backed up so he was going to get the order in right away.  My dining companion wasn’t impressed with the décor or music, feeling they were trying too hard to be hip, but I didn’t have a problem with it.  The place soon started filling up and the music was turned up and it felt like a Night at the Roxy.  The time for the food to arrive was long.  For some courses, excruciatingly long.  Food runners were constantly trying to deliver to the wrong tables or were auctioning off food.  All around us people were sitting with empty glasses or nothing to drink at all.  We noticed the two top who was ordering as we arrived, never got their food.  I could feel their frustration from where I was sitting and noticed they were pulling out money to pay for their drinks and leave when the first course finally came.  Then they had to wait for someone to bring them silverware.  It felt like complete chaos.  We had long times between courses, too, but were pretty patient.  About 20 minutes after we’d finished our entrées we finally saw our dessert being delivered to the wrong table.  The food runner eventually figured this out, picked up one of the dessert plates off the neighboring table and tried to deliver it to me!  No thanks!  After yet *another* 15 minutes of still no dessert, our patience wore out and I got up to pay and leave.  One of the owners stopped me and assured us the dessert would be out soon and offered to take care of it for us.  I took that to mean he’d comp the desserts (which didn’t make sense to me as it was a pri-fixe), my companion took that to mean he’d comp the entire meal.  Turned out we were both wrong because the check was delivered in its entirety making us feel even *more* crappy because who wants to bring that up???  Other things like almost an hour with an empty water glass, only partial silverware given for the dessert course added to the overall chaotic feeling.  HOWEVER:  the food was really good.  The apps were yummy and the entrées were fantastic.  I didn’t eat the dessert because at that point my stomach was in knots from the entire experience, but my dining companion ate them both and loved them.  Was the food good enough for me to go back?  Sadly no, but maybe someone else will have better luck.  Oh, and the two top that was ordering as we arrived?  They gave up and ended up leaving to go to the Raleigh Times for a burger.  We saw them later.  They said it was the best burger they’d ever had.

i just love this place.  the food is great and the servers never miss a beat.

I took out of town guests here for brunch.  They did have special requests and substitutions, but none of us felt the requests were so outlandish to deserve a scolding

I LOVE this place and always take out of town visitors here to show off how yummy the pizzas are.  hmmmm, just thinking about it, I think I’ll go there tonight…

I love that they are always friendly.  I usually get the chai which is house-made and I think the syrups are also house-made.  The cookies are really good and I love the tuna salad sandwich.  I stop by every time I’m downtown for work, etc.