Frame Up's

07/27/06

Good serves, greasy tapas bar

by kklive at Citysearch

I went with my boyfriend for the $10- 4 flights of wine and free tapas bar on a Thursday night and we were NOT impressed. The tapas bar was VERY greasy and I dont think was ever refilled (it just sat on the bar with no warming plates for hot food or ice for cold food). We wish we would have ordered the other special they have on Thursday nights- If you order a $15 meal per person (minimum 2 people) you get a free bottle of wine. The meals sounded really good and so do the tapas you order from the regular menu, I watched the waitress walk by with some good looking (and smelling) food. I might give it try again (for the free bottle of wine deal) - but it will take some convincing to get my man to go back. Also, its one of the only places in uptown that they have happy hour valid on their patio.

• Pros: Service, Location, Value
• Cons: Thursday Night Tapas Bar

05/12/06

La Chef Boyardee

by plaidclad at Citysearch

I made the mistake of visiting La Bodega for a friend's final dinner in town. Myself and a fellow lactose intolerant friend figured we could find something on the menu that would fit our needs. So we ordered a 12 dollar entree with the cheese sauce on the side, expecting there would be some sort of seasoning or.... flavor to our chicken and pasta dish. Without a smothering of sauce the truth was revealed: plain chicken and plain noodles swimming in oil.

This is just the beginning of a night of unpleasent experiences and 'i can't believe this costed this much's'. This was definitly not a good time. Loud music and pretty bland food. I could have saved myself the money and the unpleasentness by opening a can of chef boyardee at home.

• Cons: loud music, bland food, shady service

01/29/06

So much fun!

by mrsrenee at Citysearch

We went early-ish (6 pm, before a play) on a Saturday night and could not have had a better time. When we arrived the bar was 1/3 full, service was prompt and friendly. Our drinks came very quickly and the sangria was tasty! We ordered 2 plates of tapas to start, the green beans (so good!) and the stuffed squid (delicious). We added the chorizo with the polenta (fantastic!) and the Spanish cheese (very good) and were completely satisfied by the amount of food. The bar filled up during our meal, but the service never declined, it remained perfectly attentive. We felt the bill was totally appropriate, not overly high, for the food and drinks. The only thing that could have improved our visit would have been Spanish music - they were playing retro American dance music (BeeGees, B-52's, Bangles) just a bit too loud. Will recommend and return.

• Pros: Food, Location, Ambiance
• Cons: Loud music