Good Food?

This past Friday some friends and I went to Chen Chow in Birmingham. I was very excited to try this place out, because I've heard it's trendy and I love trendy places, and I've been told the food was delicious.

The GOOD: We made reservations for 8 pm. Even though we got there a few minutes late (fashionably late? sure, why not) we were immediately seated at a table. I split the shrimp dumplings, crab sliders, and udon with someone. All three dishes were delish, i especially loved the dumplings. I also had a glass of the Moscato, I would go back just for another glass!

The BAD: I HATE when waiters don't pay attention or make conversation. Our waiter barely spoke to us other than taking our order. He delivered the sliders and one was missing the top part of the "bun" (which was a mini biscuit) and he didn't offer to replace it or comp it. A different waitress brought out the main dish and spilled the hot udon broth on my friend. She offered to give her some "soda water"but that was it.

ALL in ALL: Chen Chow was a fun place to go before a night out with the girls. A little on the expensive side, but if you split a few things with a friend it's not that bad. Good food with good friends!

GOOD tip: Some restaurants use a reservations system called "Open Table". I've noticed this mostly being used at places in Birmingham, but  when you're checking out a restaurant's website check to see if they participate. Not only does this make getting a reservation so easy, you can also earn points for making reservations through the system with the opportunity to earn free food or giftcards to participating restaurants. Sounds like a GOOD deal to me!