Red Lobster

Very good food, but kind of expensive. Excellent bartender.
Would like a better selection of wine. Great service.

Food is VERY good. Prices are kinda high. Sometimes wait times are long. They do not take reservations. Atmosphere is great.

Food is excellent, but pricy. Atmosphere is nice and I like to eat there when I have extra money.

The crowning moment comes when the waiter wheels over a cart lined with rows of chocolates, bite-size pastries, wrapped candies and beautiful jewel- toned lollipops in flavors such as pineapple and watermelon. Even the subdued business executives who pepper the restaurant act like children at a candy counter as they try to figure out which to choose. For their part, the waiters seem to take devilish pride in enticing diners to eat even more.



Throughout the four-hour meal, the service, guided by Todd Stillman, is impeccable. Waiters are knowledgeable and poised, and have mastered the art of making their presence known without being intrusive. It was interesting to watch them engage tables that clearly wanted to chat, but to step back when couples were romantically celebrating an important occasion.



The exacting standards of the food and service are also reflected in the look of the interior and patrons. Masa's is one of the few restaurants in the city with a jackets-required policy. The toile chairs, dark brown walls and the vivid red drum shades hanging from the ceiling give an elegant, buoyant feel. A bouquet of white, pale pink and fuschia-colored roses decorate each table, which are luxuriously sized and nicely spaced.



The only down side is the bathroom, which is part of the hotel next door and looks like something you'd find in an aging office building. With laminated stalls it has few of the accents customers expect when dining in this type of environment.



Masa's is certainly a restaurant to watch. When I first visited the restaurant this year, in February, the meal was excellent, but now it's even better as Short continues to grow into his new position. Masa's may be just shy of a four-star rating, but in no time at all could easily find its way to the top.