What do you think of The Upstairs?

Posted by Thor on April 24th, 2008 26 Comments

Now that The Upstairs is open as of April 22nd, you can finally check it out.

As always, you have the review floor before we do.  Paco was our first taker, but as you check it out come back here and leave us a note.  We promise we won’t bite.   So, what do you think?

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26 Responses to “What do you think of The Upstairs?”

  1. 24 Apr 2008 at 11:55 am1cocoNUT said:

    i’ll but my unwanted head into this conversation…its too tempting. New restaurants are a mess. Granted it does seem they dropped the ball with this soft-opening (should have been prepared). Lets give them the benefit of the doubt, let them get comfy in their kitchen and then go back….the menu items from Paco’s description sound like they should be tasty…if in 30 days we taste and agree with Paco this place will have serious issues…if not, we might have found a new place in cville to stimulate our little taste buds. If this were NYC we would crucify this restaurant spot on…but we’re in the south.

    As for the owner’s comments on the UNCUS….so terrible. He definitely didn’t take advantage of the positive interaction possibilities a internet venue like that provided. Mark if you are reading, take note, the comment/chat forums and posts should provide you with a constructive dialog not an argument with a disgruntled customer.

    I’m out of here, back to the basement.

  2. 24 Apr 2008 at 12:02 pm2echo said:

    I think The Upstairs should do a Boheme-style late night with free hors d’ oeuvres, so we can all decide if it is any good.

    /likes free stuff

  3. 24 Apr 2008 at 12:13 pm3belmont yo said:

    Lets give them the benefit of the doubt… …and then go back…

    take advantage of the positive interaction possibilities a internet

    Did you, like, find god or something?

  4. 24 Apr 2008 at 12:30 pm4ff said:

    what’s UNCUS?

  5. 24 Apr 2008 at 12:45 pm5echo said:

    @4: UNCUS

  6. 24 Apr 2008 at 12:47 pm6ff said:

    thanks.

  7. 24 Apr 2008 at 1:02 pm7cocoNUT said:

    I did re-read a lot of old comments. To be fair, the terrible reviews I gave were to established places that had obvious points of massive suckiness. I haven’t had the chance to look at a new restaurant and review(i think).

  8. 24 Apr 2008 at 2:19 pm8yayi said:

    What I want to know is, do they allow cigar smoking?

  9. 24 Apr 2008 at 2:29 pm9belmont yo said:

    @ 8 Only if you have a beard.

    I know, right?

  10. 24 Apr 2008 at 3:13 pm10dave said:

    I have nothing to add to the Upstairs conversation, but I went to Ventana the other day (in the Kiki’s spot) and thought it was pretty nice. Just had drinks and a snack, but the dinners looked good.

  11. 24 Apr 2008 at 5:13 pm11Girth Brooks said:

    I LIKE UPSTAIR

  12. 24 Apr 2008 at 7:12 pm12shenanigans said:

    I LOVE LAMP

  13. 24 Apr 2008 at 7:44 pm13yayi said:

    I’m taking the LAMP, to THE UPSTAIRS, and then will proceed to jump out the VENTANA

    -sorry i couldn’t resist.

  14. 26 Apr 2008 at 6:17 am14eduardo said:

    Coconut I would LOVE to have a dinner date soon. My treat…. please consider. XO

  15. 26 Apr 2008 at 7:24 am15cocoNUT said:

    Did I interpret correctly from another comment you are no longer at Boheme and now at the X Lounge? A date at the X? Hmm…you are tempting me. I am tempted to get into this whole thing again,,,we shall see if you can pull my leg hard enough.

  16. 26 Apr 2008 at 3:41 pm16eduardo said:

    I am not at Boheme… and I am not a X. = )

  17. 26 Apr 2008 at 3:42 pm17eduardo said:

    at X…. even. lol

  18. 26 Apr 2008 at 10:02 pm18ff said:

    Aren’t we all so clever?!!! Algonquin for people without talent but lots of attitude …cough, cough shenan

  19. 27 Apr 2008 at 9:53 am19Floozy said:

    Shen… I’m all out of popcorn… Just nipping out to get some.
    / make me proud

  20. 27 Apr 2008 at 10:03 am20caroline said:

    scoot over flooze…I’ll make the popcorn for this one

  21. 27 Apr 2008 at 10:08 am21Floozy said:

    Oh cheers Caroline… make sure it’s that 94% fat free stuff please. That other stuff gives me gas.

  22. 27 Apr 2008 at 1:32 pm22shenanigans said:

    Umm, I can’t be insulted if I don’t know WTF she’s talking about…why are we bringing the Native Americans into this?

  23. 27 Apr 2008 at 1:43 pm23Floozy said:

    I just posted(twice ) but it has a delay as I had a link in it… the reference is to the Algonquin Round Table intelligentsia.

  24. 27 Apr 2008 at 2:01 pm24shenanigans said:

    Whatevs. If being “clever” or “talented” means you are sitting at home lurking on a blog on a Saturday night, then I, thankfully, am neither.

    /l’esprit d’escalier mofos!

  25. 27 Apr 2008 at 9:59 pm25Lu Sid said:

    So has anyone actually tried this place? I didn’t even know it had opened? Wait, it DID open right? I’m lost.

  26. 28 Apr 2008 at 7:46 am26Street said:

    It opened last Tuesday, Lu. Official like.

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