Three Forks Chop House

09/11/08

This Emperor has no clothes regarless of what you read

by KennCoble at Citysearch

This restaurant was recommended by a chef friend of mine. I had also heard the buzz in the area of a new gourmet dining experience.

It was early evening and there were a few people at the bar maybe four and about two maybe three table occupied and about four wait staff. I sat a bar table and after i waited and waited and waited i finally went asked if i could get a beer. The table I was at was about 5 feet from the bar. After about 20 min. I was finally asked if I would like a menu. i had appetizers that were more expensive than ttasty or appealing. I kept and open mind and sent a note to the chef that was a friend of chef Joel and would like to try whatever he recommends. My experience is something great will come from kitchen when you let the chef do whatever he wants. The restaurant was very slow so I knew I wasn't making things complicated. What came out over 50 minutes was a tuna appetizer that tasted like at least part of it came out of a can. Something like the inside of a day old lunch truck tuna sandwich with some trendy garnish to dress it up.

I talked with a friend later that week who also had tried the three forks. he told me about his horribly poor service in again a nearly empty restaurant. The waitress was more interested in chatting it up with some guy at another table than serving my friend and his wife who had thought they had found somewhere special to spend their anniversary together. He told me about his overcooked shoe leather steak and how bad their food over all was. so bad in fact they left most of it on the plate, paid their bill and tried to leave quietly to salvage their special night. On the way out the head of the wait staff (not professional enough to call a Maitre'De) confronted him to see if everything was alright. He told him no and he didn't want to talk about it. At that point the head waiter started making excuses and became overbearing. As is obvious he ruined even their chance to move on in peace.