by Annette A. on This review is for the staff of Rise. Honestly, I have a lot of gratitude toward anyone who's worked as security for a club. Their job is to ensure safety and protect people, and unfortunately the job responsibilities include having to deal with drunk douche bags and hot messes who can't hold their own. It's only natural that they get annoyed every now and then. This is what I was expecting when my bag was stolen at Rise. Even though I was stone-sober, I felt like approaching the staff for help would only be met with looks of shame. As I approached the first staff member and explained the situation, he actually looked me in the eye and said "Wow, that sucks. Let's see what we can do to help you out..." and took out his flashlight. He also walked with me to other staff members to ask if they're seen anything, all of whom also seemed sincerely fine with helping me out. Long story short, the bag was recovered at the end of the night with a few items missing. Regardless, when I found it, I turned around and hugged two of the security guys (though I'm sure they get a lot of strange affection at a place like Rise). I thanked them for being helpful and not making my night any worse. They smiled and said they were glad it worked out. So all in all, this review is meant as a "thanks". Thanks for doing your job well. We know it's tough to do what you do, but it's respected.
by Mariano Viltz on I'm giving this place 4 stars for the awesome jazz and unique ship-motif decor. The food was good, but took some effort to prepare since this place is fondue. Don't forget to checkout the women's bathroom. I can't wait to bring my out-of-town guests to this spot, I think many will enjoy the experience. We had the Chinese dumplings, cheese fondue and the Mandrian Fondue for our main-course. The main course was tasty and offered a great assortment of sauces and dip-able delights such as chicken, pork, shrimp, mushrooms. I can't end without giving a shout-out to the strawberry daiquiris which were mighty tasty. Rum drinks for me belong at the beach while wearing flip-flops and listening to Bob Marley, but they were still tasty.
by Winnie W. on I wanted to like this place. I came ready to love this place. But boo-urns. I didn't. I hated it. The night that I came, admission was free if you managed to get yourself on the RSVP list. However, I very soon found out why. The opening acts were decent, but the headliners SUCKED. I don't mean that they are not funny people, but they obviously reserved their A material for a different gig. At several times, the headlining comic took his notepad out from his back pocket, presumably trying to sift through either jokes that he'd written down or random notes that he jotted down throughout the day. Whatever it was he was looking for, he didn't find it. He was just yapping on about how his day went, but not necessarily cracking jokes or saying anything funny about it. I was a bit disappointed to be honest. Yes, admission was free, but there's a two items minimum order per person, so a side order, a beer and two soft drinks will run two people around $30. That's not really "free" in my book. To top it off, the service people are really rude. They interrupt you at the worst time possible (like in the middle of a very funny joke) and make you feel like you are on pins and needles until you have reached the two item minimum. They were not nice at all. I was looking to take my mind off that day, and this just didn't do it at all for me. Sorry. I'm not sure if I'll come back here again for a second time.
