Tabaq Bistro 20s and up / All Types / Beer / Blouses / Brunch / Burgers / Button-downs / Chic / Chill / Cocktails / Conversational / Dessert / Dinner / Good for Groups / Groups / Happy Hour / Laid back / Martinis / Mediterranean Food / Mimosas / Moderate / Mojitos / Outdoor Area / Patio / Sandwiches / Seafood / Skinny Jeans / Small Plates / Specialty Cocktails / Street Parking / Take Out / Trendy Casual / Trendy Crowd / Trendy Vibe / Mediterranean Restaurant / Tapas Bar

I really want to like Tabaq. I keep trying to make it happen. But like 'Fetch' it's just not gonna happen. I'm always planning group dinners there, going for drinks, trying to make a nice night out for out of town friends. It never works. But I keep going cause of that damn glass enclosed rooftop. First. Those stairs. Please. Install an elevator. For the love of god. Second. Reservations. They have a huge venue but of course people only want to be seated on the top floor. So they take these reservations and then my party of 6 and I are waiting 45 minutes for a table. Yeah the manager is treating us to a shots to make up for it, but really, we just want to sit at our table... Third. The service. The servers tend to be... inexperienced. Last time, a person at my table hadn't gotten her meal yet so she asked the waiter about it. He just shrugged. Shrugged. I can't. Fourth. The food. It's actually good. No real complaints. It's just not as satisfying when you've waited so long to get it. The manager at Tabaq is charming. So of course you end up not being that mad about all the failures you've just experienced. But coming here is a chore more than it is relaxing. Sure you'll get things comped from the bill and you'll get a few free drinks to make up for everything that went wrong, but sometimes you just wanna pay full price and eat your damn food. I'll probably give you a few more chances Tabaq, maybe one day you'll deliver.