Remember that Groupon I told you about? The Hibachi Groupon that we
planned our date night around last week? We were crazy excited when we saw a
$25 for $50 worth of Hibachi Groupon last week. We both love Hibachi – I’m
pretty sure Justin could eat it every night for the rest of his life and not
get tired of it.
A few months ago, we went to SAGA Hibachi Stakehouse and had the most amazing experience.
The food, the service, everything was five-star. The Groupon was for a
relatively new Hibachi place called Dragonfire Stakehouse. We had very high expectations
walking into this place….
We had a 30 minute wait so we grabbed a seat at the bar. I ordered a
glass of Merlot and Justin ordered a Sapporo. When our drinks arrived, my
wineglass had lipstick on the rim. I pointed it out, the bartender poured me a
new glass, and everything was peachy.
When we got to our table, the waiter took our drink order. The waiter told me they were out of Merlot so I asked what other red wines were available. Turns out, they were out of red wine altogether (and vodka according to our hibachi table friends). I asked for a glass of white. When it arrived, there was lipstick on the rim of the glass!! I am NOT even kidding. I sent it back and the waiter brought me a new glass….or so I thought…upon closer inspection it turns out he just tried wiping off the lipstick and was not 100% successful. So I did what any reasonable consumer would do and asked for a to-go cup. That’s right folks, I drank wine out of a Styrofoam cup at a high-end restaurant. Classy.
After looking at the menu, Justin decided on Chicken and Scallops (I
stuck with chicken and steak…the usual). When he comes back to take our order,
the waiter informs us that they are out of shrimp and scallops. A few of our
table friends, including Justin, switched to lobster. A few minutes later, the
waiter comes back and tells us, they only have two lobster tails left and we
have to decide among ourselves who would get the lobster! Justin got lucky
and got one of the lobster tails (a good thing because we were considering
bailing at this point).
While waiting on our chef, we ordered another round of drinks. (I know
what you’re thinking…THREE glasses of wine….luckily (?) we were in the
restaurant for THREE hours). I kid you not…the restaurant was down to ONE
option for white wine (and still completely out of red). It’s a good thing I’m
not picky about what I drink out of Styrofoam cups.
Our chef was very entertaining, but our food was prepared completely
backwards. I got my steak first…and the rest of the meat was served. While we
hungrily scarfed that down, our vegetables were prepared. We inhaled those as
our rice was prepared…or should I say tossed around on the grill and served
still crunchy. Justin was a trooper (or maybe he was just starving) and ate all
of his under-cooked rice and veggies. I couldn't stomach it and left all of mine
on my plate. I really hope for their sake that this is not how they operate on
a normal Saturday night.
The date was saved by my amazing fiancé who left the restaurant and
drove directly to the nearest FroYo place. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200.
GO TO FROYO.
Moral of the story: If you are ever in Pittsburgh and are craving
Hibachi, go to SAGA. Stay as far away from Dragonfire as you possibly can.
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