Kasey's Kitchen & Cocktails

9 of us including two children ate on the rooftop here last night. I had the chicken special which was pretty good. However, seems this place is not yet "qualified" to properly prepare seafood. My girlfriend had the tilapia which was fishy tasting and VERY overspiced, to the point that it was difficult to eat. My sister had the scallops and actually left a couple over because they were so under-cooked and she couldn't stomache them. Wait staff was okay, mostly attentive, although they forgot to bring out a couple drinks we ordered and had to be reminded. Live music was nice to have in the background and sounded great.

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Ahh Summer.

Welcome to the Rooftop at Kasey's.  You have to enter from the rear (ZING!) of the club.  The atmosphere is really chic.  There is live music and something cool about being on the roof a building and having dinner or a drink.  The crowd is....how do I say this without offending anyone.....um....elderly? no.....Over the hill?  that's not it......I GOT IT!  Mature.

So the crowd is VERY mature if you go after work.  The bands cater to the audience's musical needs so how about another Springstein song, lead singer guy?  2..3..4...(insert band frontman here).  This is Lite FM at its finest....since it is live.  

The bar is always packed and the drinks pack a punch.  You can always walk down to the bar in the Main room if you want the selection from the tap.  Beers are $6.50....mixed drinks are $10 or $11.  The Menu is online.

Food is good but over priced for the dishes.  Again, check the menu online.  Fresh pasta? Ok....Boxed pasta and store bought sauce? Not paying $17 for that.

When the sun goes down, make your way into the main dance floor to hear the latest tunes from the DJ and get your drunken fist bump on....or your reggae grind.

One word: Racists.

I've been here before, and this place always struck me as a go-to place for the partiers that flock to RVC. Kasey's isn't top on my list, but it's always been on my radar. On this last visit to Kasey's, I went for the sole reason of dining at their rooftop restaurant, which has its own separate name, Rooftop 32. That experience was just fine, but it was the experience in Kasey's that was horrific.

At Rooftop 32, I enjoyed the sliders (yummy caramelized onions) but not so much the fries. The fries are basically potato chips in the form of french fries. Not good. I happily sipped on white wine, but once the rain started coming down, we decided to go back inside.

Once inside Kasey's, we saw that the crowd had grown quite a bit. Lots of younger folks, many of whom were playing top 40s/pop songs on the jukebox. Using my jukebox app on my phone (yes, that's a thing), I played a few songs that I wanted to hear. Namely: hip hop.

When my first song came on (a new Kanye West song), it played for about 30 seconds, and stopped. I looked around, confused. The next Kanye West song came on, and played to completion. I figured it was just some sort of glitch. A few other songs played. Then my next song came on (an instrumental/electronic song) which again played to completion. But then my next hip hop song came on ("Pop That") and this time, it played for about 15 seconds. I looked over, saw the male bartender slightly shake his head, and magically, my song turned off. That's when I knew the songs were being skipped to this guy's liking.

I promptly asked who turned the songs off. The female bartenders (in their booty shorts) very reluctantly answered me, pointing to the guy. I said that I deserved a refund, because that song costed me $2, and this guy decided it wasn't to his liking. I got up, approached him, and asked if he turned the song off. He smugly said he did. I demanded my money back, and he slapped the $2 down on the bar.

The girls gave me the excuse that since people were eating dinner, they didn't want to play those songs.

EXCUSE ME? Then don't have a jukebox. If you have a jukebox, then you have to be ready for someone to play any random song they so desire. And guess what? Everyone has to hear it. If I am spending the $2, I expect to hear my song all the way through. My song choices should NOT be subjected to some smug douche-nozzle who clearly doesn't like any music that doesn't fit his taste (namely, Kanye West and any other hip hop song).

It's a sad, sad day when this kind of not-so-hidden racism is thrown in your face. I guess it's to be expected in a place like Rockville Centre, but it just disgusts me that this type of white ignorance and close-mindedness is still so alive and well, especially in a place where people come to eat, drink, and have a good time.

Kasey's -- what a disappointment.