06/18/07

What a Great Find!!

by tomfrancis

What can I say???? New to the neighborhood and was hungry for some comfort food. I asked a couple of friends to join me for dinner and they said the place is usually a Zoo during the games. There were about 15 tables in the restaurant and the general manager was at the door. We were taken to this nice and darkly lit dining room and he gave us table choices.Whatever happened to sit here or leave?-LOL. We sat by the window with the view of the ball park and King street. Onion strings were outstanding. I think we actually fought over the last pieces. The meatloaf was very good(I said I was looking for comfort food). and the chocolate cookies with the mint ice cream?? were the right stuff. Comfort food??? I know where to go now!!!

03/18/07

Marginal...all the way around

by llyonize

Went here for brunch...seemed like it could be good...but it wasnt. All three of us were very unimpressed with our meals, french toast, salmon flat bread and eggs and eggs florentine. And the waitress seemed to take her sweet time with taking orders and bringing items....maybe I should have ordered something else.

• Pros: outside patio
• Cons: expensive, not very good

03/03/07

Snooty, stuck-up staff but good food

by sbourne

I made an early reservation at 5:30 PM Friday night. I asked for a quiet table so that my companion and I could enjoy some good conversation. The greeter ignored my request (even though the place was reasonably slow) and put us two tables away from a large group.

The wait staff was rude and snooty. Our waiter appeared at our table, did not introduce himself and did not even speak. He looked down at us silently. I decided to speak up and ask for some iced tea to which he responded in a complaining voice, "You're not having wine?" I replied no and he turned on his heels and left.

The iced tea was delivered quickly and I decided to order, not waiting for him to ask since it appeared he expected me to go first.

I ordered the Filet Minion and my date ordered the roast beef. I also ordered the Split Pea Soup. The soup was superb, but served tepid, rather than hot. Both main courses arrived quickly and were good, hot and delicious. The Yankee Roast was a fine cut of meat, tender and flavor-full. The dish came with mashed potato and gravy. Unfortunately, the chef took the easy way out on the gravy and used a tomato base that was a bit disappointing. The Filet Minon was ordered medium and served a little closer to medium-rare but man it was a great cut of meat and was superb. The Filet Minion was served with Spinach and Potatoes au gratin. Both were excellent. We opted for sweet treats at home and asked for the bill.

The ambiance was good, and location great. The food was overall very good. I have to admit that in 30 years, I haven't encountered anything quite as unusual as the MoMos' wait staff. It's as if they simply didn't care one bit that we were there. With a price tag of $67 for dinner with no wine or dessert, you'd at least expect a smile? Perhaps the fact that we're non-drinkers put the staff off.

Either way, we'll probably visit again to sample something else on the deep menu. But we might go for lunch next time, and hope to get a different waiter.

• Pros: Deep menu with unusual choices, good food and location
• Cons: Expensive, rude, snooty staff