by Shyam S. on I am a big fan of late night diners or places where I can work late and have a decent meal. I've been getting tired of eating at Fellini's and Waffle House, so I decided to check this place out. My whole experience was pretty disappointing. I suppose I should have realized that a 24-hour mediterranean diner in the heart of Midtown should have rung many alarm bills, but I bundled up and launched caution to the wind and went for it. What a mess. First off, the ambience is just downright weird. For the 1.5 hours I was there, I heard a nutty mix of Turkish techno and American hip hop and all of it too loud. I guess this place is the new disco diner? Secondly the food was not very good. I had the stuffed grape leaves and also the calamari. The actual rice stuffing was good, but the layout was bad. It's never a good idea to pair a yogurt sauce AND a citrus dressing because the citric acid does a number on the yogurt. I also felt kind of queasy eating the calamari, as if it had not been fully cooked. I never like to waste food, but I seriously could not imagine finishing the food or taking everything home. Lastly, the overall menu was not very broad. I agree with some of the earlier revieews that the menu was kind of unclear. How can you be a mediterranean restaurant and not serve hummus? How come no falafel wraps? It seems like the Turkish owners just wanted to create a late night bar where you coudl smoke hookah too. What a waste. Give me Jock's and Jill's any day.
by Luciana Zelaya on Ha, clearly from the reviews below, do not go to Home on a Monday :)...but I do like Home a great deal on the weekends, they keep the B&T quotient to a decent level and play phenomenal hip hop. I'm taking one star away due to a) No AC, at least when I was there, which made things a bit sticky-icky and b) Too crowded, dance floor is the size of my bedroom (which is to say, small) and even though I had a table there, not a lot of spare dancing room. Good spot though overall, drinks, "talent," and music.
by Jared F. on In 10 minutes, I saw more hot men than I've seen in the last 2.5 years collectively in the castro. Jason and Brian are bad influences, no doubt about it, but I had a good time. Lots of 20-40 somethings dancing their hearts out. It's rather warm so the lateness of the evening and the number of shirts to be seen are negatively correlated... i.e. - the later it get's the closer to naked people get (mostly just their tshirts though). Music is sort of a less poppy and harder bassed 92.7. Not too many vocals, but the alcohol helps you feel it. Drugs are definately around, but I think that people exagerate the ubiquity of them. A fun time all around.
