Steve Chen

Review of Crossroads Kitchen

How I scored Crossroads tonight:

How I scored Crossroads tonight:

5 stars: I had the pleasure of getting drinks at the bar with Al. He's probably one of the best restaurant bartenders I've encountered. Last time I was here, I lost my voice and I wasn't ready to give up alcohol, he made a whisky drink for me that included ginger, lemon, etc. It was so amazing. I got it again this time. Perfect again but it was better when I needed it. I also order some "crab cakes" and a glass of Malbec. The Malbec was perfect for tonight. Al and the female bartender were friendly and attentive. I would come back just to see them.

5 stars: The food is delicious. Our table of seven ordered lots of food to share. The "calamari" was less favorite. We all enjoyed the Kale Caesar, brussels sprouts, marsala, Scaloppini Parmesean, flat bread, and meatball pizza. Favors were just like their meat counterpart. A friend is vegan so he was afraid to eat the pizza and flat. The waitress assured him that nothing from Crossroads has animal products. He enjoyed and ate everything after then.

4 stars: We had a better waiter last time. Our waitress tonight started out great but I think she was too busy with the other tables. Or maybe she didn't like our table. I don't know, it felt different with her toward the end. It could possibily that we tired to get her to bring a birthday candle.

3 stars: Yes, we were super late for our reservation. Our reservation was at 5:45 PM. I did call 10 minutes before our reservation to let them know we're running 15 minutes late because of the rain. Two people (including me) got there at 6 PM, we went to see Al at the bar. The rest of our party (5 out of 7) got stuck in a parking garage getting out of a show and then rain. The hostess told us that they couldn't seat us anymore. My friend overhead her "bitching" about us in the front as he was coming back from the restroom. The rest of the party didn't get to the Crossroads until 45 minutes later. We asked the hostess if it possible to seat us at all. She said no. We also told our bartender what happened. We then tried to call other restaurants. After 10 mins, the hostess came back saying someone cancelled and can seat us. I wasn't upset on the situation but at her bitching with her coworker. But then again, it was our fault for being so late.

I still love to bring more people and come back her. The food and the bar staff made up for the evening. Because of our tardiness, I can say we're even. :)