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by Alison G. on I was nervous about going to Top Flr. Not just due to the pretentious name (as my friend Callie said, "Uh, can I buy a vowel?") and location, but the menu was kind of intimidating as well. I like to eat, and I like to eat lots of things, but I guess in the grand scheme of things I'm somewhat picky. I boned up on the menu online and thought I had a plan of attack. I was going to go all-sides and get their legendary mac & cheese, some brussels sprouts (see! I eat those!) and some cauliflower. Much to my dismay, the latter two were no longer on the menu. They were replaced by some kind of bean salad (not so much into the beans) and broccoli rabe (not into greens, either!). I tried to not let it get me down. After all, they had drinks! I ordered a Loretta Lynn, which was delicious. A fancier, girlier take on a classic G&T, it was strong and priced well. One was plenty for me, and that's saying something. The server went on and on about how good their macaroni was, so I asked him if I could just get a really big bowl of it for my dinner. He said, "I think you need a salad." I get what he meant, but you just don't say that to a fat woman. It's bad form. I did get a salad, but it turns out that the macaroni alone would have been plenty of food. At $6 for a side, it is about the price of a whole meal somewhere else (not somewhere good, but you know what I mean) and I felt like the waiter was really trying to upsell us. Now here is the part where I remind everyone for the zillionth time that I used to wait tables. I get it. I get that you want to have a bigger check because it spells bigger tips. I get that in a fancy restaurant, you can see young/cheap people coming and you dread waiting on them. But--come on. We were a party of 8 who had reserved our table 3 weeks in advance. It was a Tuesday night, and we were one of 3 tables in the whole restaurant. My friends and I are ALL good tippers (over 20%), we ALL ordered drinks, and we ALL ordered dessert. He was going to make plenty of money off of us (and not much off of anyone else given the "crowd"), so I don't get where the attitude came from. In addition to the salad comment, he was rude about the cheeses on my friend's cheese plate ("OBVIOUSLY this is gorgonzola"), and about most people's orders ("I'll have the scallops" "*sigh* And what side?"). It's times like those that I want to go, "Hey Pretentious Tudesalot, don't you wait tables for a living?" Like I said, we are not all really scallop on sweet potato people, or honey lavender dressing people. but who is? I don't know a single person who cooks that way in their home, so I'm sure they're aiming for more of a Nice Night Out than a Regular Dinner type restaurant. What makes me remember a night out is how I was treated, and I am not in love with how I was treated at Top Flr. When the check came, my total was over $30 for just me. It is EXTREMELY rare for me to spend that type of money on myself, and I felt a little ripped off. I treated people nicer than that when they ordered a 2-egg breakfast from me at the roadhouse, and it paid off. I didn't want the server to have correctly pegged us, so I still tipped over 20%. But it was done begrudgingly. All that said, I probably will return. Next time I will have fewer people and I will know what to expect. The trip and the treatment are worth it to get some of that tasty macaroni. Hold the salad.
by Terrence Marungo on For St. Patrick's Day, I originally went to Alhambra with two girl friends, to check out: 38 Degrees Ale House & Grill , based on rateclubsers reviews. But on the way there, Fronteras upstairs patio looked like a whole lot more fun. So we walked in & right back out of 38 degrees and headed to Fronteras. I hesitated at the door, when I saw families come out of the restaurant.. "Aw man.. kids in here!". But we walked through the restaurant to the upstairs patio. It was small up there but we decided to stay for a beer. It was nice getting the fresh air.. when someone wasn't smoking. $5 for a Negro Modelo on tap and no drinks specials... BOOO! The bartender sucked.. she's one of those that gets annoyed when you ask a question and doesn't have time for you. The DJ was awesome... he was playing some flashbacks that took me back to the old school club days. I absolutely loved the music! We stayed there and drank a few more beers. The crowd: a lot of hot girls and not so hot guys. Predominantly Latinos. Age 21-40. Again, loved the music. I'd drop by again, next time I'm bar hopping in Alhambra, since there is no cover charge.
