Christopher's Restaurant/Crush Lounge

Place was empty which should have given me a clue, but for some reason it didn't. I had the butter poached lobster salad, which was recommended. The tiny bit of lobster was very good, but a total afterthought or justification for raising the price of a simple arugula salad to $18. It felt like I was eating a small appetizer and salad thrown on the same plate. The two together just didn't work for me. As an entree I had the scallops, which were ok at best and fairly simple. $38 for 4 medium size scallops and a cup of brussel sprouts was a bit offensive. I don't mind spending money on good food, but I do mind spending good money on mediocre food. Now I know why it was empty - case closed.

I've been a regular at Christopher's for years and find the happy hour to be a delight.  Yet I am disturbed by the service.  The host and servers almost always seem to be busy even when the restaurant patronage is low.  The kitchen is open but the chefs (with the exception of Sean) seem to lack basic people skills.  They could take a page from Noca where there is a good deal of fun interaction.  Otherwise put the kitchen out of view.  Servers could use a bit more interpersonal training.  I had Brad who seems to be an exception to this.  This is a good neighborhood restaurant.  Just needs tightening in the interaction department.

Absolutely fabulous cocktails. Great Wine list. Fabulous food. Aaron was awesome. Can't wait to go back there again.