by Melanie R. on I'm not a drinker. I start yawning at 11pm every night. I don't go out in the city...let alone in Meatpacking. But last night a friend extended an invitation and I figured that good company trumped the pretentiousness that I may be walking into. Fortunately, it did and overall I had a nice time. It did not however overshadow the disgustingly overpriced drinks - I had one cocktail...2 drinks + tip = $34. I could have instead gone to Forever21 and bought a dress. It also didn't drown out the INSANELY LOUD MUSIC!!!!!! I am trying to make my caps lock bigger so you can hear me OVER THIS MUSIC!!!! Especially considering there was no dance floor at this place, and people were just kind of moving around in whatever space they could find, there was no reason to have such loud music. I saw people eating dinner in the main dining room - but I have no idea how they may have been carrying on a conversation with this music blasting, and the drunk girls dancing behind them randomly. The extra star is because the decor is kinda cool, in a typical "original cookie cutter" MP asian fusion type way. Lots of pretty candles, bronze details, red glowy stuff. I think my favorite part was the bathroom which had little buddha handles on each stall door. Also, the $17 cocktail was yummy, though I question whether there was actually alcohol in it. Oh, prepare to see lots of way, way too short, too tight dresses with VPL.
by Cathi Hartfield on Good guacamole. The spice descriptions needs to be fixed. The green salsa was nowhere near as spicy as the second brown one presented. Tried the shorts ribs most recently and the meat was so wonderful and tender. Fell off the bone. I like the food and the appetizers are always delicious. I do not agree with the margarita reviews however and believe that in 2009, they need to update their recipe.
