OVERALL: 4 Stars
Awesome and totally Faaab-u-lous! A well cooked a la carte menu that was to the point and had just enough to choose from... a cute waiter with the perfect refill skills... and music so loud you can barely hold up a conversation..
Food Quality: 4 Stars -- The waiter wasn't lying when he told us the shrimp and grits were the best. Doused in a creole type sauce, they were buttery and flavorful without being overwhelming. The eggs benedict was perfectly poached, with a side of crisp hash browns that were so wafer thin they melt in your mouth. We were full from appropriate portions with no doggy bags, so just enough to go around. Try the calamari too!
Mimosa/Champagne Quality: 3 Stars -- Perfect proportions of juice to bubbly, but the classic was the only option here. I have decided that larger glasses as in wine or goblet glasses are just so much easier to drink from. Champagne flutes are fragile and just plain risky! Thin, top heavy glasses in uncoordinated hands: who thought up that combination?
Service Quality/Refill time: 5 stars -- Loved it!! (floppy hand wave) The light footed waitstaff never let our glasses get less than half full. Mat, 'the Chugger' tried to get it empty. Several times.
Atmosphere: 2 star -- Well spaced tables and simple decor was difficult to enjoy with the loud music blaring. We can't go back here, unless we want to wear hearing aids by the age of 40.
OVERALL: 4 Stars
Whoa! Dim sum brunch sounds a litte off the wall at first, but all the lovely little plates brought a lovely little piece of brunch with them to form a deliciously filling morning. Only 2 of our group had eaten Dim Sum before, but as soon as the waitress said, "its like Chinese tapas"... OOOOHHHHhhhh. Now i got it.
Food Quality: 4 Stars -- If you are going for low card, this is probably not the place for you. Almost every dish was either wrapped in flaky pastry dough or thin rice based dough. All the dishes were tasty though some tended toward the bland side. A dipping sauce was brought with each plate, so we started collecting them in a row down the table, using them for other stuff. My favorite was the baked beef and spinach dim sum. I would skip the chive dim sum, and go for the honey chicken instead. There are a couple of salads on the menu, but sorry! we stuck to the fattening stuff.
Mimosa/Champagne Quality: 5 Stars -- when the waitress shows up double fisting bottles of champagne, its a good sign. Followed by mini carafes of 5 different juices, we were satisfied. Lychee, passion fruit, mango, and strawberry and regular OJ were constantly refilled. The mimosas are always best when you make then yourself.
Service Quality/Refill time: 5 stars -- I think we asked for a new bottle maybe once. Our waitress was very sharp and did not beat around the bush, when we asked her what we should order. She knew we were there to get our money's worth and we did. Her name was Mandy and she works for a non profit company, waiting tables on the side. Give her a good tip.
Atmosphere: 4 star -- The place was very modern and open, with tall tables and stools instead of chairs. The decor was appropriately eastern; all the stools had wide, curving seats without backs. Surprisingly these were comfortable and made everyone feel like they were sitting in an intimate close nit group. I think the tables could have been a bit bigger though. We were always fighting for room with all the dim sum plates being constantly brought out. Maybe we could have just slowed down and not inhaled our food.
