Week 1

2 New Places: Midtown Cinema and Brix

We wanted to make up for some lost time this week, so we checked out TWO places.

First: Midtown Cinema

The concept for this theater is that you have dinner WHILE you watch your movie. Genius, we thought. It was interesting.

Upon entering the theater, we wondered if the DeLorean had transported us back to 1990. The chairs were a strange red pleather. The "tables" were an odd laminate with oak accents. It screamed 90's decor. Still, we loved the concept. We ordered dinner and drinks, and then waited....and waited some more. Finally we see a tray that looks like our order, yet the employee starts handing it to a group next to us. They realized it wasn't theirs, and handed the food back. With what had just transpired, we thought the food would be another 15 or so minutes. Oh, no. The employee re-enters the theater within seconds and brings us the same tray of food. I respectfully informed him I saw him hand the food to other customers, and that I'd like to have a new plate. His response: I think they're still fine. WHAT?!?

Needless to say, the food experience - not great. The movie (Up In the Air) was FAB, and I highly recommend it. By the way, the slogan for this theater is "Creating Magical Movie Memories". Oh we have memories all right, just not magical ones.

Shannon's Bolin Awesomeness Rating: B B B B B

Luke's Bolin Awesomeness Rating: B B B B B

Next new adventure: Brix

We're just learning about wine, and are far from experts. Brix is a wine-lovers dream. They have wine from all over the world, and friendly staff who will assist you in your quest to learn more. Although their main retail area is open, which does include a wine bar, the lounge area is not yet complete. The lounge is what we were hoping to check out in this adventure, so we were sad. We did get to try some great wine, so all in all, the evening was still enjoyable. We look forward to revisiting Brix when the lounge area is open.

Bolin Awesomeness Rating: B B B B B (this place has real potential)