Last night they had a special event for Valentines. Our friends talked us into going and we were pretty excited to do something new. I had made reservations they had ben confirmed by email so we were set. When we arrived it was a disorganized mess, They didn't have my name, didn't know if I paid and most importantly no where to sit. I paid and they hurriedly set up a tall table for us near the band. The Jazz Band playing is called Cool Tones Jazz Band. If you see them playing go see them. I realized later this would be the highlight of the evening. After being there for an hour we finally got a salad. Another hour goes by and the Chef and organizer comes over to tell our table that they ran out of food but were fixing something else for us. No matter who I asked I could never get an answer. Finally at 10pm we were served something that looked like it had come from Costco and thawed and cooked. Wes the owner operator and Chef confirmed that was true and it wasn't eatable. He then tried to cook us Shrimp Scampi. The problem with that is the Shrimp were bad. I must admit that last night I was pretty dismayed. We were in it about $100. My mind kept flashing to all of the food we could have eaten for that price. We actually had to go to Denny's at midnight because I was beyond Hangry. Earlier I had posted about supporting Immigrant Businesses. I learned from this arduous process that Wes us a Haitian immigrant. He had talked all of his friends into helping him try to pull off this night. When he was apologizing for the 100th time I told him "it was a bad night to have a bad night." Today one day later here is my take in it. The old Supper Clubs deserve to make a comeback. A place where you can dress up and eat and dance the night away. As I sat there I thought about all the things I would do different. Hire a Professional Chef and Staff. Totally remodel the place and become internet savvy. This would take millions of dollars and clearly they were operating on a shoe string budget. The difference in each of us is they were trying their hardest and I was just sitting there thinking of ever way they should have tried. In my mind there is a big difference. Wes needs to be their Host. He has an ability to talk people into things that their Soul is not buying. Like me sitting there for four hours without food. Any other time I would have marched out demanding a refund. I'm going to stop by later this week and find Wes. Give him some support and tell him of some avenues he might explore. I hope they succeed. We need more successful Businesses andI hope this is one of them. read more