Baltimore's newest hot spot?...or not
I got this e-mail from a reader who didn't want his name posted. It's another late-night insight. (Remember, I can't give you news about stuff that happens past my bedtime.) I like the surprise ending.
So, on Friday night, my wife and I and a couple of our early 30-something friends went to see the band Cake at the Pier Six Pavilion....we don't get over to Inner Harbor East that often, but since we were right there, we decided to grab a late night snack before we called it a night and our friends all headed back home....
(Amy Davis/ Sun photographer)
We arrived at James Joyce at 10:45, and since we've all been to James Joyce many times (that and it looked like people were hanging out the windows it was so crowded) we went on an expedition for a snack...
Oceanaire...raw bar closed and we were not openly encouraged to grab a table. Lebanese Taverna...not taking any more tables. Taco Fiesta...the kitchen was closed and we waited to grab a beer/margarita but after almost a 5 minute wait decided to leave. The sushi place next to Taco Fiesta...lights off, doors locked. Whole Foods (we were starting to get desperate and hungry)...closed by this time.
It's nearing 11:15 now and we could have walked to Pazo, but when I called they said that it would be at least 30-45 minutes before we could sit and order something.
Why am I telling you all this? If Inner Harbor East is going to be the new "hot spot" among our generation...they may want to keep a late night menu or at least keep seating people until 11:30 or so, especially when there are 2,500 people less than a half mile away who may be hungry!
P.S. We ended up in Little Italy being warmly greeted and even though the kitchen at the unnamed establishment was shutting down for the evening, they'd whip us up whatever we wanted. It was no problem at all! We'll be heading back into Little Italy when we're in that area again and have a late night craving!
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Funny, a group of my friends....also 30-somethings....went to James Joyce before the Cake concert this past Friday night. We were warmly greeted by the hostess, who managed to find a table for our large group (about 14 total). However, the waitress, who was swamped, was not so warm. Clearly, she was busy, but as we trickled in, we tried to make her job easier by ordering ahead of time as we know what our group usually gets. This was to save her extra time and unnecessary trips back and forth to the bar. However, for some strange reason, she told us we could not order for our friends if they were not "present" at the time of ordering. This was baffling to us as we've never experienced this at any of our normal Baltimore happy hour spots. Is this a new law or something?
Normally the service at James Joyce is pleasant and accomodating. Our waitress was in such a foul mood it seemed.
Posted by: Cara | May 15, 2007 5:19 PM