Blackthorne

What a surprise and real treat this was! My friends and I were frantically trying to find a place to eat for restaurant week that wasn’t something we have tried before. We arrived to the wonderful sounds of a live band. The waitress promptly seated us at a table that was set to perfection. The décor is very calm and trendy. Our waitress was very quick to greet us and took her time to understand our orders. We enjoyed some very delicious wine and cocktails. The appetizers were beyond tasty and our entrées were cooked to perfection.
For a place that is considered a restaurant AND bar, I had my expectations. I was pleasantly surprised that it was more focused on great food and a great dining experience and less focused on getting people as drunk as possible.
The prices are very reasonable! I would recommend this dining establishment to anyone looking for a dimly lit, calm and trendy restaurant. This was by far the best place I have eaten in all of 2015, to date.
Enjoy!

Popped in for an «after-​party» with several new Unilocal friends after the Unilocal event in the same plaza. The seven of us got a nice booth in the corner where we got to be rowdy (ish) and not disturb the other patrons (much).
I ordered a plate of fried pickles for the table and someone else ordered chicken wings. The pickles were lightly battered, almost a tempura, and the pickle taste wasn’t sharp at all. Very good. The wings were quite meaty but the sauce was rather boring, almost straight Tabasco.
Positives
Kelli did a good job taking care of us, including splitting the check and keeping us appropriately topped up with drinks.
The restaurant was comfortable and the food was good.
OMB Captain Jack on draft.
I had a half Caesar salad, which was priced right. The «add chicken» brought it up to $ 9.
Complaints
At 10:15, the lights came up. Like «Okay, folks. Time to leave!»

How old am I that still succumb to peer pressure? A group of us were heading out from the Secret Chocolatier Unilocal event nearby, and wanted to grab a quick, light bite. I thought I could just sneak away to get some work assignments completed… but that didn’t happen. I told myself to stay briefly, but ended up having beer, some wings, and friggin’ PORK CHOPS! (w/​shout-​out to Wintry Mix Tonya P — thanks, I owe you one!)
The food was solid, but nothing to write home about. Their fried pickles (yeah, I had some of that too) were lightly battered unlike most places and tasted ok. Their dipping sauce or whatever it was, could be better. Same goes for the wing sauce — pure Tabasco is whack. The wings smelled delicious and glistened under the dining room lighting, but underwhelming without proper dipping sauces. The pork chop was yummy, as was the «sweet potato mashed potatoes» (that can’t be what it’s called). I like me some asparagus, but these were grilled and just didn’t seem to go well with the rest of the dish. Juicy pork chops were topped with a sweet chutney, the «sweet mashed potatoes» (that can’t be right either) had the soft texture, but then you had these grilled, wilted asparagus. Contrast/​texture is fun for dinner, but this didn’t work.
Service and ambiance was nice throughout dinner until about 10:15PM when they turned on the lights to gently nudge us out. Stuff like that kinda sucks too because you feel un-​welcomed. But that’s getting picky — we were grateful their kitchen was open, and the server was nice.
Will I come back? Meh, doubt it. Will I come back if fellow Unilocalers say, «C’mon, you wuss. All the cool kids are staying, don’t you want to be cool?» You bet your a$$ I will. #iwishthaticouldbelikethecoolkids
dmo out.

Damn decent bar food at somewhat reasonable prices. Was it the best flatbread I’ve ever had? No. Were the wings the best ever? No. Was the place open later than others? Yes. Was the service good? Yes! Was it a great place for me and 6 other Unilocalers to bond and have a great time? YUP YUP YUP!
Us Unilocalers thought that this place deserved better than 3 stars, so we each decided to give it that fourth or even fifth star (I wouldn’t go that high but certainly the experience makes it a 4 star place).

We came tonight to use a coupon we bought, and I should have read the most current review before I bought the coupon. Just like the other reviewer, we arrived and waited at the hostess stand… and waited… and waited. I poked my head around to the bar side and the dining room side and saw people working (and eating), but no one ever came to the hostess stand. A waiter even walked by us twice on his way out to the patio and back in, and he never even acknowledged us.
After 10 minutes of waiting, we cancelled our reservation on OpenTable and went to Vine, where we had a fantastic experience. Now I’m stuck with a coupon I don’t even want to use because I have no interest in going back.

I have not eaten here lately but do stop in on occasion after work for social gatherings and for grabbing bevvies with various co-​workers.
The bartenders are very friendly & attentive… Unlike a lot of other places in this area. There is also a super-​cool outdoor bar upstairs with plenty of seating for those after-​work social hours.
I did not get a chance to sample the appetizers at the last event, but what I saw looked yummy.