Great food and quick service at the bar. Come in early cause it gets packed quick
Overpriced. Portions were small, food wasn't anything special. After a LENGTHY wait the wait person arrived, and STARTLED us. There was at least a dozen chunks of metal protruding from the lips, nose, eye brows, etc,...the earlobes were stretched to GIGANTIC chasms. Unwarranted body parts straining against ripped and frayed threadbare clothing,...Thought I was at a food truck outside a punk rock venue,....but alas, I was at an overpriced restaurant in downtown Issaquah frequented by the Mayor, (Mary Lou Whatever her name is). Holy $#!+, invest in some properly dressed employees.
The raw oysters were amazing! And the clams whew! Best lunch in a while!!!
Finally tried this spot for dinner and am glad we did. Overall, the food was good. It was a bit challenging to understand the sizing and our food came out in an interesting order - not sure if this was because of how it was fired or because of something else. Service was a bit awkward, so who knows. We had the dynamite shrimp and calamari starters. Cajun pasta, crawfish bao buns and ahi salad. The pasta was super spicy, the bao buns not so much. Dynamite was just that - dynamite ? the ahi salad was delicious. They were out of shaved ice, which meant two dessert items were off the menu, leaving just ice cream bao buns... super tasty yet the messiest things to eat. We appreciated being able to grab drinks at happy hour prices since we were there before 6. -1 star for service and -1 for the great variation in spice levels
We were so excited to check this place out. Ordered oysters, drinks and our entrees. The waitress brought the wrong entree and instead of Apologizing for the mistake she was instantly mad and wouldn't talk to us after the error. My husbands entree came and looked delicious. But he patiently waited for me to get mine. In the mean time the waitress didnt ask us if we needed refills on drinks. Instead the bar tender brought us silverware 15min after we git my husbands entree and we got a "sorry" from one of the bus boys. We left 40 min after arriving as my food never showed and no one said if it was coming. The menu looked amazing. We were so excited and left incredibly disappointed. Plus side, The Oysters were delicious....
The drinks were fantastic! The food was pretty good. Not the best. However the service left much to be desired. The waitress and hostess were far from welcoming and would disappear quickly before you could ask for anything. They stood up front appeared to be checked out and would avoid eye contact as much as possible. It's a shame with a great bartender and cool vibes inside it would've been a great date.
My fiancé and I have been here four times in total. It's one of my favorite restaurants in Issaquah. The drinks, steaks, and appetizers are delicious.The last time we went, our experience was subpar. Our appetizers were cold and not even remotely the same as previous. The seafood boil was disappointing. The steak was also sadly not what we normally expect. To top it off, our server seemed disinterested in her job and did not match the same level I've come to expect.I'm hoping it was an off night and the server was new, but I'm hesitant to come back.
Great atmosphere, exceptional bartender. I do not like oysters but those shooters are fantastic - I even got a 2nd round! Food is really good too. Went back a week later.
This restaurant looks very nice and seemed to be a happening place. It was a busy and loud Friday night. It was hard to hear your table mates because of the buildings echo. I realize the mask mandate was coming to and end but our waitress was wearing standing over us with a “fake” mesh mask that did nothing. My pricy lychee cocktail was tasty and also very weak. I ordered a seafood boil with mussels. It was very salty. My husband ordered one with crawfish and he couldn’t eat very much, saying that it was so oily and not like the southern style dish he hoped for. My friend ordered a clam pasta and it came with every clam still closed. The waitress did have another batch of clams prepared for her. I love not being forgotten and the staff didn’t do that, however after our conversation was interrupted the 10th time to ask if we wanted water I started to feel a bit annoyed. I’m sure they were trying to do well here, it just missed the mark.
Bao buns were delicious, seafood boil done just right and oysters fresh. Definitely coming back!