33 Restaurant and Lounge

06/27/2008 Posted by PK2008

My friend from San Diego came out to visit Mothers Day weekend. My girlfriend, her sister, my buddy and myself thought it would be nice to check out a new restaurant. I heard the buzz about this restaurant so I decided to check it out. The venue itself is nice. The LED bar was really cool. Overall the presentation was nice. The menu itself was limited and didn't have alot of choices. They were trying to go for that fancy restaurant ambiance but they didn't pull it off. Our server was nice but she was non-existent most of the time. The whole evening was so slow and drawn out. Chicken Pie was OK. Took forever to get our food, drinks and check. When I paid for the check with my card, she came back with some yellow slip and swiped it manually. Whatever happened to printout receipts? Maybe it was broken I don't know. I think the hype is not deserving and just looking at the place you'd think you would get more for your money but you don't. Don't take a girl here on a first date or a bunch of friends.

06/04/2008 Posted by danwilliams09

I don't have much good to say about 33. The food was terrible, the service was awful, drinks were way overpriced and the club management was exceptionally rude to me and my guests. Also, the bouncers were looking to be greased at the doors and when people didn't pay, they were not allowed in for over 2 hours. I had a party there with over 10 people and every single person was disappointed. To say the least, we were treated terribly. I am very surprised at how bad our whole experience was. I would not recommend going to 33 to anyone.

Pros: None

Cons: Food, service, bouncers, management

05/17/2008 Posted by enotria

The stones these people have to charge $50 for a glorified IHOP breakfast. And that's probably an insult to IHOP. The poor waffle/omelet chef is the only reason it gets one star. He was trying hard to keep everyone happy, and the only decent piece of food was the waffle. Oil soaked potatoes, dry oil soaked fish fillets, barely cooked Jimmy Dean breakfast links, cold scrambled eggs, burnt and cold french toast, the most disgusting lumpy cheese sauce over tortolini, pastries that were clearly defrosted. And the desserts...uh, I've had better Sara Lee desserts from Star Market. Needless to say there wasn't even an attempt at food presentation. Do yourself a favor and spend your cash at a restaurant that cares about its customers and its food.

05/11/2008 Posted by TomDixon

Went on Mothers Day 08 for brunch. It was $49 per person and horrible food. The eggs and french toast were cold on the buffet and the bacon and sausage were barely warm They charged $12 for each mimosa, and poured about 2 1/2 oz of mediocre champagne. Would not go back.

04/12/2008 Posted by freewilly7

food's average. liked their sangria tho. service that night was quite bad. we were a group of 10 but food came out slow (a good 30-45 min after order), then some got food and some didn't. mixed up or wrong order, something. accidents happen i guess (either that or they might be upset that i showed up 45 min late and held up the table). :)

Pros: ambiance, totally T accessible (orange line is right there), happening area

Cons: parking (they have valet, i think)

03/21/2008 Posted by idk320

I personally don't agree with all the hype this place gets. I was there for a friend's birthday and I have to say, NOT IMPRESSIVE AT ALL. Sure, the place looked pretty, but the food and service sucked. I was there to celebrate a friend's birthday and the person I spoke with when I made reservations knew it was going to be a birthday party. Upon our arrival, we asked if they could hold our cake. That was when they decided to inform us about the charges for having our own cake. $7 per person just for using their plates. That would cost more than the cake! It was ridiculous! The drinks were not that great and our waiter was not the best. Needless to say the food was not worth it for such a small portion. Overall, I would NOT reccomend this place to anyone! It's lucky to have even gotten one star when it deserves none.

Pros: Looks nice

Cons: Everything else

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03/17/2008 Posted by slpmb

To say that my experience at 33 was horrible is an understatement. My friends and I could not have been treated more poorly and I have never had anyone speak to me as rudely as the managerial staff did at 33. I went there to celebrate a friend's birthday and was looking forward to a fun night however, the staff was rude to us from the start, making us feel unwelcome and as if they were doing us a favor by letting us in. The bouncers are on a complete power trip and gave many of the guests in my party a hard time getting in, even though they were on "the list." In hindsight, I wish we had left after our first rude encounter with the bouncers (before we even entered the place) but, unfortunately we stayed. That said, I will never go back to 33 again.

Pros: 1 friendly waitress

Cons: The rest of the staff, overpriced drinks, warm beer

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03/17/2008 Posted by gmusan

My girlfriend and I had dinner here on Saturday night for her birthday. Before dinner we had a martini and cosmo at the bar which were prepared perfectly. The food was amazing and the recommended wine delicious. Our server Khalid was second to none. He was personable, attentive and knowledgeable. I would recommend this place to my closest of friends. I just wish we lived closer so that I could visit more often. I will definately be back on my next trip to Boston.

Pros: Food, Staff

Cons: Location

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03/16/2008 Posted by hi3

33 is the WORST restaurant I have ever been to! I had a 9pm dinner reservation. Upon arrival, they told us they were "backed up" and it would be "just a few minutes". We sat at the bar where we were served warm white wine (apparantly their fridge wasn't working or their wine cellar is not at the correct temperature because even our red wine was warmer than it should have been). At 10 pm, our table was ready (yes we had to wait an entire hour to be seated, what was the point of making a reservation?!!). The night just proceeded to get worse, it took them 15 minutes to get us the bottle of wine we ordered and 20 just to put bread down on our table. My fiance ordered the filet mignon and asked that it be cooked rare and I ordered the tuna steak. Well, not only was his filet over cooked (it was medium), it also wasn't filet - they served him a NY Strip instead! We sent it back and they came back with a rare piece of, once again, NY Strip (are they trying to trick people? I don't get it!). In case you were wondering, my tuna was awful, I took one bite and was done with it. The food was so bad, this was the first time we had no desire to even look at a dessert menu, we just wanted to get out of there as quickly as we could! Needless to say, I came home and ate left over pizza. On the plus side, we were not charged for my fiance's filet ( I mean NY steak strip!). Don't go here, terrible food, service and atmosphere!

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03/16/2008 Posted by dlad

I am sorry that I am even giving this place a single star, they deserve NONE AT ALL!! I have never been treated so disrespectfully and badly in my life. I was shocked to see that it was necessary to pay off the corrupt bouncers at the door just so I could get in. This was when the lounge inside was almost empty. I refused to pay, and ended up standing in the line for 2.5 hours. Someone else standing in the line behind us got ticked off at having to wait so long, and asked the bouncer how much longer he was going to have to wait. The bouncer got annoyed that he was asking him, and told him that he would not be getting in at all that evening! Who does that?! Anyone who was willing to bribe the bouncers could happily walk up in front of the line and hand over the bribe and walk in. Finally, I told the guy that I was prepared to pay him to get in. All of a sudden, they're all different people, treating us with respect and escorting us to another line where, and I quote, "we would be taken care of". I was so disgusted, that I just walked away from there. And I AM NEVER GOING BACK.

Pros: They didn't let me find out

Cons: Blatantly rude and corrupt