Ignite Bar and Bistro

Stopped in for early dinner and drink during the holidays. Good bar-​type food and drinks and very friendly service and a nice atmosphere. It was not too busy though so hopefully will get busier as more people discover. Has good potential!

Came here for Sunday brunch with a couple of my girls after its 3^rd week of opening. My expectations were definitely high since it is the only drag queen/​gay bar in Westchester so I was hoping to get fierceness served on a silver platter. We got the fierceness alright ! But, a lot of improvement is needed for this business to be successful. They are in need of more than just one server. Poor Buffy was holding the fort for everyone and was also one of the drag performers, I give her tons of credit for that. Lola and Bella Biscotti were my favorite drag queens and gave a great show. I would’ve liked to see more queens perform though. They need to be mindful of how much orange juice they will need to serve people that are coming to an «UNLIMITED mimosas, bloody marys, and screwdrivers» brunch. Nobody wants to be waiting 20 mins for their drinks and have orange juice run out twice throughout the day. Also, they need to incorporate more selections and side dishes for the entrees especially bigger SIZE portions.

Love the concept of this place and so happy it exists in Westchester. I visited ‘Drag Brunch’ on Sunday. I believe it was the 3^rd weekend ever and the show was also sold out. My expectations were very high, and my friends and I were really excited.
Pros:
Gay owned an operated. I think this is amazing! I fully support any gay business. The performances were also just as campy and raunchy as you would expect and desire. The ladies were snatched for the gawds.
Cons:
Service: very underwhelming. One very sweet waitress, Buffy, for the sold out room. She did a great job but it was not fair to her to serve the whole room basically alone because there was no way she could give everyone the service desired.
Drinks: The place ran out of orange juice not once (20 min into service) but twice (the next hour). Please please please have enough orange juice for mimosas. People come to brunch traditionally to get day tipsy. When they did get orange juice finally, so much time would pass between refills that we actually left totally sober.
Food: Weak selection. Presentation was very disappointing. The food itself was actually pretty good. but whatever you order be aware that that’s all you are getting. My friend got chicken and it was literally chicken in the middle of the plate… no side no nothing. I got an eggplant rolitini (which was also all alone) but it was really good. It’s just a shame that we left hungry…
I understand (as well as almost everyone supporting this place) that it’s a new place and there will be some hiccups. We all want to see this place succeed. I believe the brunch will continue to sell out for the next few weekends because there is a TON of buzz. But there is a ton of room for improvement. People loved the drag portion but also expect good food, drinks and service. No one wants this to be a «let’s check it out» place and never come back.