I've always visited 4th Avenue during the nightlife scene but on this specific day, we decided to try out Happy Hour.
Everything from the decor, vibe, and music is perfect. The energy put into executing the design was carefully thought out and from what I've researched, the market for this type of establishment was well-researched.
With that being said, we'll start from the beginning. Upon entering the lounge, it's beautiful. Reminds me of a scene out of the movie, Hitch. Plush couches, ottomans, low tables, designated sections and even a beautiful bar. You must enter with a mask. They take your temperature at the door.
We arrived right after they opened for Happy Hour which is from 4-7. There was one table of about 5 women..can't remember exactly..in the entire building. No one was at the bar. It was four of us so we sat in the large opened area.
Our server, Dria immediately came to take our orders. We ordered drinks first. She didn't know the Happy Hour specials so she came back with her handheld and was able to tell us.
It took an unusually long time for our drinks to arrive as well as our appetizers and then our entree. We were still the only customers in the building with the other ladies.
The maragaritas are made from scratch and indeed "perfect". I highly recommend these!
I assume due to the pandemic that the food is served in Togo containers. The pros are if you don't eat all of your food then it's convenient but rather kind of wasteful if you do eat all your food.
As previously mentioned, the food took an unusually long time. Although the crab claws, shrimp, salmon, fries, and chicken pasta all came out piping hot..I'm just wondering what took so dang long?
Chicken pasta had great flavor and is super soupy/saucy.. if you don't like saucy or soupy then you might want to stay away from this. You can taste the wonderful rosemary in the pasta.. not sure if it's from the chicken or the sauce.
Crab claws were plentiful as well as the plump shrimp appetizer. The salmon was divine! Perfectly cooked--flaky. It had a Jack Daniels sauce that rivals TGIF.
I honestly think the food is extremely overpriced. I'm all for hybrid cocktail lounge prices but I suppose when you don't have much of a competition (this applies to different types of business in a small city), you can set your prices however you want-- to cater to a certain type of market and/or to generate a lucrative profit.
I'm still used to living in Dallas where there are tons of competition so reverse happy hour with half off appetizers, $4 wine by the glass, and $6 made from scratch margaritas are what I live for but when in Rome.... read more