Went there the other day for happy hour since I was downtown and was pleasantly surprised. It's a place you'd probably pass up because it's small, but it's worth a trip inside. When I was there, the place was empty, I was the only one. I thought this may be sign that the food isn't good and was tempted to go somewhere else so I could socialize, but I had already paid for parking on the street and it was rush hour, so I stayed. I sat at the bar and ordered a glass of their house sparkling wine which was $6 a glass (other wines were around $9-$10 a glass). I asked if they offered any happy hour specials on any drinks and was told no, only on food. The specially priced drinks for happy hour were only available at their other restaurant, District 7 Grill.
The bartender proceeded to give me a menu of the food that's complimentary during happy hour and to just place my order. There were a few choices such as BBQ Chicken Pizza, Sausage and Pepper Pizza, to Black Bean & Feta Cheese Tostada. I ordered a Sausage and Pepper Pizza from the complimentary bar menu and from their specially priced happy hour appetizer menu, I ordered BBQ Shrimp which was $10 (a bit pricey IMO). It took maybe 15 min for my food to come out and I must say, it was pretty awesome. The Sausage and Pepper Pizza was a personal size pizza with a flat/thin crust and was perfectly cooked. The BBQ Shrimp was very good. The shrimp are huge and it's about 8 or 9 shrimp that are seasoned in a batter and fried and then drenched in a BBQ sauce. There's a dipping sauce that's served along side with it in addition to this yummy lemon/garlic slaw. The only thing that would have made this dish perfect would have been if they would have lightly coated the shrimp in their BBQ sauce instead of it swimming in sauce. Next time though, I'll stick with the complimentary menu and order drinks because the appetizer menu has items that are mainly around $9-$10, not very happy hour friendly at all.
The place has the potential to be a great spot for happy hour, I just don't think many people know about it. The decor is contemporary with red and yellow toned paintings along the walls and small bistro tables in the bar area and a long booth along side the window. I didn't go in the main dining area, but from where I was sitting at the bar, it looked to be nice from a distance. I asked the bartender does Table 7 Bistro ever have a crowd for happy hour because I would love to come back, he told me it varies but there's not really a set day where it's packed, it just happens when it happens. I thought to myself, that's a shame because though the food was good, what would have made it better was to be able to socialize with other happy hour goers. So now that I'm telling you all about it, hopefully you all will tell others, and the cycle will go on and on lol.
Anyway, did I mention that my total bill for that afternoon was over $90? On top of bill at Table 7, I ended up getting a parking citation on my car because the time had expired on my parking ticket. So the hour wasn't all that happy, but I'll surely go back again and bring a bunch of friends so we can have a great time. read more