Complete knock-off of Tao but with food not as good as PF Changs. I have to admit we weren't expecting much from this over-hyped place, but when I had my birthday there with my wife and two other couples a few weeks back I was actually THREATENED and escorted out by 4 bouncers when we told the manager that we didn't feel our completely rude server had earned anywhere close to the (undisclosed) mandatory 20% gratuity they added to our bill. (Literally as soon as we sat down - before ordering drinks - our charming server told us we needed to order quickly because there was a wait... this after reserving a month ahead!) Now I'm sure you're thinking - 'this guy must get in brawls all the time - he probably seemed dangerous'... but no - I actually was calm, sober and, well, I'm a 5' 7"" children's toy designer... so I was a little surprised when the manager had a massive 6'5"" guy warn me to not disrespect the manager - 4 inches from my face - and was then told by the manager that we were lucky to be there and that they didn't care if we thought they had awful service. ""Look outside"" he said ""We've got a line of people waiting to take your table."" No exaggeration. He said this exactly. Go if you want to - but you've been warned... And the food REALLY wasn't good.
Pros: The Big Buddha is cool... look at it and leave
Cons: Can't fit it all here... service, threat of bodily harm, food, price
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