I love a good amuse bouche, and in one sense, Sample is just a whole offering of them. I cant think of a better time to return than this evening for R&D night. Does anyone know what time this starts, so I can arrive early and secure a seat at the bar?
success strategy based on 'small plates' reminds me of the late-70's and early-90's 'grazing' craze .....untimately unsustainable.....consider a classic menu, from appetizers to entre, 'deconstructed'.. creates the 'buzz and pop' without the risk
My friends and I ate at Sample a couple of weeks back. The food was excellent, but didn't fill us up. We ended up at the Pink for a sandwich.
Well, to my dismay, I went to Sample yesterday based on this article regarding R&D night, and for some reason they didnt have it last night, was never given a reason why. Anyways, so the smoked cherry manhatten was no longer on the menu and they couldnt make it regardless, and they were out of something to make the long island green tea, which was just added from the sounds of the article. Anyways, I enjoyed a couple roasted pineapple mojitos, and a few good 'samples'. I will be back, and hopefully this time someone cleans the top of the bar before the open so that all of the sticky drinks that dried up on the bar from the previous night so the menu, hands, and everything else that comes into contact with it, doesnt get stuck to it.
NorPark-
First, I must note that we have a minor misunderstanding. The pina colada and Long Island iced tea that I mentioned sampling as part of R&D night were exactly that, research and development. R&D night is different every week, and those drinks are often only offered on that night and never again. Regarding the Manhattan, they have, in all likelyhood, changed the menu and I am so sorry that I didn't know about that. I was at R&D night only two weeks ago and it and the honey lavander martini were still on it.
I was quite dismayed that you went and found R&D night a wash. I just spoke with Nate, a floor manager at SAMPLE, and he was sorry to hear that a customer had been disappointed. He told me that this week they are undergoing some transitions and apologized that the timing had been off. He assured me that R&D night will return to its regular night next Tuesday.
As for the sticky bar top, well, it really is a bummer- really. The same thing happened to me just the other day, but I mentioned it to a barback who took care of it for me right away.
If I were you, I would be completely annoyed, but I assure you that SAMPLE's worth another try. Hell, I'll even buy you a drink.
Actually they added the long island green tea and the colada to the drink menu. Even though I was a bit disappointed R&D night wasnt going on that day, I still enjoyed a few drinks and some good food, so it wasnt all that bad, i certainly will return and by no means have written Sample off.
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