by Mary Lauser on I was here on a Friday night and it happened to be Korean night. I was hoping to hear some Lee Jung Hyun or Se7en or something Korean-ish just to set it apart from other clubs. Or maybe even an Asian American artist or something of the sort. But I was disappointed -- all they played was mainstream American Hip Hop. I did like the ladies swinging from the ceiling. That was kinda funny. And that admission hand stamp with the Japanese characters. Cute. The decor was hella creative and Japanese-ish. I'd like to decorate my house this way. I wasn't so into the crowd though. I think I outgrew my Asian pride phase. Plus they were all pretty young. Mostly about younger 20something set. Or maybe as old as me since most of us Asians look young anyway. Lol. I wonder how much better it is on a Saturday night though. Lucky for me, New York clubs stay open till 4 so I hopped on to a different venue.
by June N. on Very nice decor. We chose Ibiza for our company holiday party a while back and had a great time. We had rented out the 2nd floor and although the service was a little slow it's understandable. The poor waitresses had to go up and down the stair countless times during that night. Some of the appetizers were hit and miss though. On the flip though, their well drinks consist of sky vodka and other "Premium" labels. Anyhow, after thinking about where to go for dinner last night, I thought we'd check it out again. The decor is very nice. Billowing curtains create partitions within the large space and the owners spent quite a bit of money on decorating the interior. I only wish they had spent more concern on what came out of the kitchen. Quite honestly, the food doesn't live up to the front of the house. I had the roasted beet salad and the de-constructed Paella and the girl had an organic spring salad with the NY. The beet salad was an interesting concept. They had a toasted nut encrusted petite round of warmed goat cheese served with thin slices of beet decorated around the plate...I love beets and I felt I got cheated a bit. The concept was to use the slices of beets as a vessel for some of the cheese but if you're going to call it a beet salad, there had better be a lot of beets! The deconstructed Paella was another interesting concept. Everything on the side with the Spanish rice formed into a hockey puck. I mean the plate presentation was great, but the whole purpose of Paella is to have all those great seafood flavors combine and enhance the flavors within the rice. The other gripe was that the seafood got very cold quickly on their own. The 3 pieces of Chorizo however were delicious. Wish they gave more. I had some of the steak and it was good...but then again I hate ordering boring steaks. The Roquefort butter over the top was good though and the bed of Arugula was nice and peppery. Half-way through the meal a group of people walked in all dressed in white with fake tans and no concept of how buttons worked. Really? I thought to myself? A nice place for a cocktail at most, but as far as food? Not really a serious eating destination. You're better of to go here for drinks. I do recommend the venue for a party though.
