disappointing. i understand, when it's a friday night (especially when it's a new restaurant), at 6:30 pm, theplacewill be packed and you'll need to come armed with patience. our party had reservations and we were seated, right away. the tip-off should have been when the hostess (very friendly, i might add), boasted about their signature drinks. then, you'll notice the expansive bar, which takes up half the restaurant. the bar and the signature drinks are this restaurant's main attraction. this isn't a far cry from when yolo was called pietro's. the interior is about the same. it's classy. within a few minutes, our server greeted us and presented our menus. their selections and prices are very reasonable. one person in our party had the fish fry (highly recommended).
now for the criticism: the wait was absolutely ridiculous. i don't recall any bread at our table. not even our cocktails could hold us over, for our entrees. yes, we could have ordered appetizers; however, i don't think we would have received those any sooner. i can'tplaceall blame on our server, although, he seemed to be avoiding us. he just wasn't very attentive and probably inexperienced. you need to ask, "what is going on in that kitchen" after about a 45 minutes, when our server finally surfaced (to see if we needed to refresh our drinks), we had asked about our meals. he assured us, it would be a few more minutes. that seemed realistic. once again, he disappeared.
it had now been over an hour, since we sat down and placed our orders. at that time, one of us had gone to the bar, to order drinks. that had taken a total of 3 minutes - amazing! finally, our meals arrived … well, some of them. about 5 minutes later, two other meals arrived. perhaps, 5 minutes after that, the last meal arrived and it was the wrong order. of course, the server apologized and said he'd correct the problem immediately. we had to wait about 20 minutes for that correction … for a sandwich. as we were waiting, someone who i would assume is the manager (or, even the owner) had come to the table, to ask how we were doing. he apologized profusely and rushed to the kitchen, to check on the order. additionally, each person was missing something from their order (side of fries, sides of dressing, or general things that were included in the menu's description). that is most certainly the server's inattention to detail. i would rather chalk it up to inexperience, rather than lack of concern.
the whole experience was truly disappointing. i had really hoped otherwise, since it is a good location, the menu has something for everyone, and the prices are fair. i'll be interested to see future reviews. i wish they'd get their act together, as a restaurant, not just a martini bar. thisplacehas a lot of potential and someday i would like to give it another chance. my family has lived in that area for many years. we're tired of the same old chain restaurants. we always enjoy local or family-owned eateries.