My first visit about two weeks after the opening was amazing. My second visit, not so much. \n\nThis restaurant has become very popular, and there is often a long line of people waiting to be seated. We arrived at off-peak time on a Sunday afternoon, so the wait was only about 5 to 10 minutes. The restaurant was nevertheless packed inside and on the loud side. I could be mistaken, but there seemed to be more tables in the dining area than before. In any event, if you are not seated in a booth, you will be pretty close to the adjacent tables. \n\nThe service during my first visit rivaled fine dining. This time, the service was slow, infrequent, and unpolished. It took too long for our server to make her appearance after we were seated. She was soft spoken, so it was hard to hear her over the din of the crowded restaurant. When I asked her what beers they have on tap, she appeared to me to be annoyed by my question and placed an iPad in front of me to peruse. She took our order very mater of factly and was on her way. \n\nIt must have taken 15 minutes for my beer to arrive, and that was about 10 minutes after my buddy's diet coke was delivered by a staffer who informed us the beer he didn't bring would be coming \"soon.\" Some other guy eventually brought the beer. \n\nIt took a good while longer for the food to come out. I ordered my burger medium, but the burger I was served was well done. I ate it without saying anything to avoid further annoyance to our server and because lord knows how long it would have taken to get a replacement. \n\nWe were staying at the Encore, so having lunch here wasn't exactly convenient. Based on my first experience, the place seemed worth going out of my way for. Based on my second visit, I might give it another chance, but I wouldn't go out of my way to do it.
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