Okay so whenever I go some place I try to go at least a few times to gauge it. Whether I come in on a good night, a bad night, a night with something weird going on, I try to find the average over a period of time at least longer than a weekend.
Let me start with what's good. The wings are good. A lot of places seem to have a bunch of pre-cooked wings and just sorta throw some sauce at it before they bring it out. The ones I ordered seemed to have some flavor soaked into it. Granted it took a little while to get out to me, but with these having some taste, and good taste, that tells me the guys in back put effort in. So good on them for setting a good standard for their namesake.
That said, let's talk bad. If you're bored enough and look through other places I've looked at, well I tend to emphasize service. If the server is attentive and cheerful, if I never see the bottom of a cup of coffee, or I end up having to uber home and not be too annoyed I have to Uber back the next morning/afternoon/post-shower-of-pain-and-sadness, it's probably a good time. It doesn't matter if the food is mediocre; I mean if it's terrible it makes it harder for them but I look favorably on a place if the servers hustle. If it takes 20 minutes for a server to notice my beer is low, or if I go in and times my existence isn't even acknowledged despite hard eye-contact, well that's a problem. Doesn't matter if the food's amazing, or pretty good even.
There's this weird half counter at the weird corner of the bar near the patio door. I don't know what's up with it, but it has a chair in front of it. I can understand if it was a place for servers to rearrange their hands before trying to open the door but why would it have a chair if it wasn't a place to sit? And if it's for servers and their trays, why does it seem flimsier than a shelf held up by scotch tape?Whatever it is, it seems to be a blind spot because no matter how long I stood there (yeah the counter sits at a weird height if I sit), all 3 times I stood there, I didn't get anything. No beer, no order put in, not even an acknowledging glance.
So, I'm not gonna deny I get tipsy at places like this and tip a little more than I should. Beer, pretty girls, a recipe for financial disaster (for me). That's the point of these places. It's like hooters but the wings are better. I wanted to like this place, I really did. Lots of pretty waitresses and again, the wings aren't too bad. But how am I supposed to tip you with copious amounts of cash, disposable or not, if you don't take my order? If times I go, I successfully get service but it still takes extra effort to get a refill, well, I'll just go to the Rib Hut. Need to get my steps in and they're way more attentive. Like, didn't even wait 3 minutes before I had a tall beer in front of me. Well it was a small glass but the keg had to be changed out.
Bottom line, I like the wings but I don't want to roll the dice on whether I'll get served or not. And if I go in buzzed, I don't want to go in and sober up before a drink lands in front of me. This place needs to shape up. And get rid of that stupid shelf counter thing. read more