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Disappointed.. I WANT to like this place. I really, really do. Let me begin by saying that the name Liz Lessner carries with it some lofty expectation…
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The Torpedo Room
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Disappointed.. I WANT to like this place. I really, really do. Let me begin by saying that the name Liz Lessner carries with it some lofty expectations. I adore her other establishments–both the atmosphere & the food. I can’t say the same for The Torpedo Room. For one, it never really felt like I left the theater. There are some interesting things going on decor-wise, but it feels unfinished and on the cheap side, like someone attempted to distract from the cheap chair-and-table sets with some interesting lighting/draping. I’m hoping that it IS, in fact, only half-finished (being that it only opened a few weeks ago) and there is more to come, but what I see now felt like the slightly-fancier mood-lit corner of the same butter-stained theater I just saw littered with popcorn and screaming kids. I was hoping for more of an upscale escape, I suppose.The waiter was courteous and fairly prompt in tending to our table (which was somewhat expected, as we were the only two people in the restaurant). He did, however, get my order wrong–I ordered a Castaway salad (supposedly with roasted poblanos and avocado), and instead was given a Greek salad. Being that I was waffling between the two in the first place, I wasn’t too terribly put off, however the quality of the salad was sorely pathetic. Generic mixed greens, a grand total of 5 kalamata olives, a sprinkle of cheap feta, red onion rings and a little plastic to-go cup of vinaigrette on the side. It looked like a sad cafeteria salad. My partner ordered the bratwurst torpedo, and while the cheese was pretty tasty, the rest just tasted like a churched-up hotdog on a hoagie roll. (Also, the mac-‘n-cheese-powdered popcorn on the side? Strange, and not really worth the cost of a $9 plate.)I would like to go back in a few months and see if anything has been improved, simply because I am well aware that new restaurants need time to get their footing and I know Lessner has high standards. My first impression, however, was pretty lacking.