by David D. on my first review not being elite. sadface. jillians is like an espn zone in the metreon - and that's awesome. the food is not that bad, they have huuuuge tv's and beer on tap. what better place to watch the game and shoot pool on one of their thousands of pool tables. I'm surprised I hadn't been here before since I've been to the one in boston, but then again I'm kinda nuts.
by Stephen N. on To have the review complete here is some background on Blue Note Milan where I had my first blue note experience. I'm a hobby jazz guitarist, so I'm really into this kind of music. In the same time I like to eat well, and was fortunate enough that I have experience on good food. The music at both places are as good as the performers, and both places have good acoustics by default. So I won't waste my time writing about this. So based on my prior "life-experiences" I have to say that Blue Note Milan is a way-way better jazz club than the "big" NYC one. In Italy you have a great atmosphere, you have space to sit around, you can hear the music and the food (I had fillet mignon) is extremely delicious. In NYC it's the opposite. The space is tiny, you are shoulder to shoulder with foreigners, the food (fillet mignon) is bad as hell. You can only enjoy the music if none of your "unrequested table neighbors" are whispering to each other. Otherwise you can hear every words of theirs and the music is not enjoyable. To give an example how close people are sitting to you, you can even smell their bad mouth if you turn your head the wrong direction. NYC blue note is a place were I won't go any time soon even tho that I'm a big jazz fan. There are other places for quality jazz music if it's solely about the tunes. NYC Blue Note, you should learn your lessons from Milan. Anybody who said that this is the best of the best, has no experience on good dining combined with good music at all. 2 stars, because the acoustics was good and as a respect for the musicians as everything else is crap. And I have no high standards. Ahh yeah, did I mention that the place in NYC is overpriced as hell?
by Myrtie Ploense on yee-haw....best place on a saturday night. nothing like paying a $5 cover for .75 cent beers and $1 everything else! they play a great mix of country and then throw in a few hip hop songs to shake it as well! fun place to meet all of your friends!
