I only went here once for my graduation dinner. The server was great, but the proportions of food felt small (and I’m not a big eater). I’m honestly not surprised this place shut down. Too overpriced for such small plates of food!

I miss South End… poor service, health code violations, and all. Perfect menu for taking picky out-of-towners that didn’t want to spend too much.

I have been there three times in the past few months (thanks to some gift certificates!) and the food portions have been plenty for the average person who is not looking to gorge themselves. I would spend just as much, if not MORE, at Ruth’s Chris for the same amount of food. We would usually get an appetizer and end up taking some of it home. Without the appetizer it still would have been a chore to finish everything without feeling too full. Then again, I am someone who only eats until I’m full, rather than until I’m stuffed, so it could just be a difference in opinin or expectations.

Also, I thought the quality of food was good for the money. The petite filet I had there the first time I went was so tender I used a butter knife to cut it.

Also, I’ve never had the sushi, only the steaks.

Yeah, I agree with Ernest, it’s not a good thing for downtown, even if I never ate there but once. (And wasn’t impressed.)

My feeling is that in this economy, any place that’s overpriced for what you get will end up suffering. I expect that the truly outstanding places like Fins, Mo’s, Fraziers, and Duck & Dumpling may weather the storm better…but places like this that just didn’t fulfill the hype (or price) will be the ones most likely to go. (Solas, be warned.)

Always thought it would be the perfect place for a business dinner but I always found the service spotty and sometime just plain bad.

I like the sushi bar and how it stayed open to 11:30 or so but the guys rolling the sushi were not from Tokyo but from rural Johnson county. That is OK but I knew more about sushi than they did. Still, I am OK with that but waiting 12 or more minutes for a pair of chopsticks when there are 5 or 6 workers in that area and 2 people.

I have found that often, the economy is blamed, but what the true story is that the place was mismanaged, or the food or service just stunk. I am sure we all know places that open up, we go a couple times, it is just not great, so we never go back. Then you find out the place closed “because of the economy”. Like in most businesses, you still need to build a better mousetrap.

Well, I know three of the owners. You can’t blame them since they sunk hundreds of thousands in that joint. Blame the substance abusing party boy managers. Shame. great place.