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Was lucky enough to sit in on a pre-opening tasting...food was EXCELLENT.



Lamb shank.. huge and superb

Beef Tenderloin.. exc value

Pastrami Scented Salmon...best of the bunch

Grilled Calamari (Steak) Salad...unusual, tender, wonderful

Black Pepper Goat Chs Cake w/ Granola...a dessert, sounds disgusting, but not to miss



Chef Rene Cruz a talented guy. Hope he can pull off such mastery day in and day out.



My first post, BTW

I dined there last night and the food was terriffic. What I like best about this restaurant is that the menu isn't your typical fare, but still satisfies all types of diners. They had both small plate and large plate dinners so you could order a couple small plates or a large plate. I had the lamb shank and it was very good. I'll certainly add it to my list of favorite restaurants.

I had lunch last Friday. Great looking build-out. Liked the waitresses.. Had the tenderloin mini sandwiches. very good, but didn't understand the melted American cheese on top. Maybe something a tad more sophisticated.. whatever, still good though.

Wow, excellent reviews. Can't wait to try this place out, I may have to make a reservation soon.

Stopped in last night after the football game. It was just the owner and a noobie bartender.



The owner had to give the chef a night off because the dude was fried from a crazy Friday and Saturday night. He claimed 400 plates moved Friday and 280 on Saturday. He was still able to do appetizer but we'd already eaten at the Dubliner.



Looks like they've already got a problem with their bathrooms. All they have is a single guys and a single womens room. The owner said they're doing emergency work to expand both washrooms to bigger setup. They had notes on the door saying expansion is coming.



They're going to get their 3am license once they have enough food sales to qualify to apply.



One note: it was cool to see the street still decently busy with people at 9pm on a Sunday. Good combination of residents walking dogs, kids etc and sports fans still downtown 5 or 6 hours after the games ended. Like I said we ate at the Dubliner and almost every table was full.

Went there on saturday night... I dig the decor. The dj comes on at 11 and spins up from a second story balcony. Only stayed for a drink or two, but will be heading back for sure. I only took a short stroll to the back (about as far back as the dj. The place seemed pretty small, was there more that I missed?

what happened to their cool neon sign that was hanging out front?



Damaged?

bpe235 wrote:Went there on saturday night... I dig the decor. The dj comes on at 11 and spins up from a second story balcony. Only stayed for a drink or two, but will be heading back for sure. I only took a short stroll to the back (about as far back as the dj. The place seemed pretty small, was there more that I missed?

I don't know how far back you went, but there is another section to the left of the kitchen. It's actually the back end of the space next door (the mortgage company).

It wasn't approved by somebody...the sign company actually made the mistake, so don't think this is some silly city ordinance thing. The sign itself wasn't certified or something, there was a sticker that was on there to say it was certified, and it was forged by the sign company to get a rush on the sign...so the sign company had to come back and take down the sign, they didn't tell the owner.



Needless to say, it's been pretty comical, but the sign will be back soon.

^Jeez, sounds like an episode of Seinfeld or something!

I'm sure I forgot a detail or two, but that's essentially the story that I heard.

The sign is back up.



Was walking down Washington today during lunch. Sitting at a table in front of RED were 6 older (65 years old+) tourists with their cameras, guidebooks and fanny packs. I know it sounds weird: but that's cool to see.

That is awesome. Us locals have already the knowledge that DT is back..... time for the tourists to carry the word too.

Went by Red last Friday around 9 or so and the place was empty. Anyone been recently or heard any news. Seems awfully soon for their business to be nil on a Friday.

I had dinner there last Friday and it was a zoo. There was a 40 person private birthday party in the back that was a little bit too big for the confines of the room. I wonder if they had just cleared out or something. Food was good, cheaper than Copia or Lucas Park, with decent service as well.

I cannot figure out why they didn't open up the wall in a few places between the restaurant and lounge, and throw in some soundproof french doors or something. Both spaces are so cramped and as it is now they don't seem to use the restaurant space at all late night. Fire code issues perhaps? Dunno.

Has this place closed due to lack of business or because of the Copia fire damage?

I was there last night. Looked plenty open then. Did they close today or something?

no...saw them closed on Thursday night around 7:30. thought it was unusual

Anyone know what is up at Red? They have been closed since last week. Have they already gone to weekends only?

I saw they open on Fri night.

I ate there Saturday night.



They were closed Thursday night due to the weather.

I'm a total downtown booster and all, but that place kind of sucked. sorry...