by Alden W. on Please. Perhaps it was the fact that we were seated by the kitchen, with heavy foot traffic in and out. Or maybe it was the fact that my date kept get elbowed by the girl behind him because the tables were so close together. Maybe I'm just not into such a gimmicky restaurant. I mean, a giant Buddha with a light show playing on it? I didn't mind the heavy techno music playing, but I did mind that the staff rushed us through our meal. I would barely put my fork down before a busboy would take my plate away. The food was alright. My sushi was a little dry, and seemed like it had been slapped together en masse rather than crafted. I'm not surprised, given the huge size of Tao. My filet mignon was pretty good, as was my date's kung pao chicken. We really enjoyed the flight of sake, which is four different types of sake. They had hokey names like Midnight Moon and Samurai. Where do they get this stuff? Doesn't matter, it was tasty. All said, my date and I decided that the next place we chose would be more intimate and a little less commercialized.
by Eschel H. on If you want a romantic spot to get dessert on a weeknight, I don't know if you can find anything more so than sitting in front of their fireplace with a latte and banana trifle. The main issue I find is that because of the free wifi, people tend to park there for hours in the best spots, so you may need to act the part of a vulture, hovering around until one of the good couches opens up.
by Sidney Pettit on Bonus - no cover - but don't be fooled, you lose the worth of the cover charge in drink prices, $6 coat check, and dignity. But this too has it's place in the spectum of fun times... Three friends enter, only two survive. We arrived at 2, as the coat check line was filling with "check out" patrons, and 2 hours later we left, far more poor and one friend short. This means to me, if you're looking to get lucky, this bar has a 50% success rating. (As token chick, I have no right expecting to get lucky in the first place.) It also has a 100% crazy expensive drink rating. Late nights, with cash or a sugar daddy, go here to dance the night away, look at pretty chinese lanterns high above through fog and lasers, and ogle greased go-go boys. Word playaz.
