Been wanting to try Zi for a while now. The last time I came it was completely packed and they didn't take any more seating without RSVP.
To my surprise this time we showed up at lunch time and it was pretty empty! The menu is small, as there were only a few pasta options. Majority of the rest of the menu was mostly snacks and drinks.
You can change the entree to a set by adding $25. But strangely only $40 and under drinks are included, if over you have to pay the difference. I scoured through the drinks menu and notice almost all the drinks are over $40?! (Most are around $55). The set price is a little misleading. It's more like a $15 drink discount rather than an actual set that includes a drink.
They had a special of the day sign by the kitchen and today it was clams. So we ordered the salmon pasta and clams special. Unknowingly, when the food came out, the clams was just a side dish, meaning it didn't include any rice or pasta. The waitress shouldve brought that up when we asked for a set for both orders (which she said we can't get a set with the special), or also notice that we didn't order enough food for two people!
Anyway, the bigger problem was the wait for our food. When we arrived the restaurant was pretty empty. There were only three other tables there. The drink and soup came out reasonably but the entrees came out like 45 min after we sat! Not sure how they are so backed up as it was pretty empty when we ordered. While we were still waiting the restaurant became packed and they started refusing customers. We were seated next to the kitchen and noticed they kept bringing out soup and drinks but not any actual food.
For the food itself it actually wasn't bad. Nothing special but decent. Unfortunately the bad experience will keep me from going back there again. read more