![]() ![]() This allows Momose to switch out cards as new drinks come on the menu or replace all of them when a new theme comes to the forefront (this will happen seasonally). The opening menu contains a dozen cocktails that are printed on cards in a custom box-similar to a recipe box with a slot for each card. Named "Chorus Girls," it contains Feni (Indian cashew liqueur), Italian herbal liqueur, Ambre vermouth, amchur (mango powder), turmeric, lemon, pineapple, and vanilla ($19). In the case of an Indian-inspired cocktail, she found her muse in the color yellow. Momose let the word "spice" lead her down a rabbit hole of inspiration, landing on cocktails that take cues from the Spice Trail, herb blends, and specific ones such as cardamom or peppercorns. "Stripping away the idea of what is the base spirit of this cocktail, and focusing more on what is the flavor of this cocktail." ![]() "What we wanted to do with the program here is to take that ingredient-focused approach that we did at GreenRiver and take it even further," head bartender Julia Momose says. Opening tomorrow, the second Chicago concept from Danny Meyer's Union Square Events and Best Bar in the World's Jack McGarry and Sean Muldoon is ready to offer an even more esoteric selection of cocktails with equally stunning views of Lake Michigan. I do hope they improve because the menu at least looks like it could be good.If GreenRiver is the bright and airy escape 18 floors above bustling Streeterville, then Annex is its leather-clad counterpart. Maybe if they'd been busy some of this could've been understandable, but the place wasn't even busy. I paid for me two drinks and left-no more shenanigans. when it returned, the elements that were supposed to have been cold (daikon-supposed to have provided a cool refreshing contrast to the hot fatty meat) were heated as well (imagine if someone served you hot greens-no, salads are served cold here). so the bar tender snatched the plate from my hands (not good-I'm a bad guy now because they're not up to snuff) and took it back for them to heat it up. which wasn't even hot (temperature wise) when it arrived. It took the entire team about half an hour to produce a single "street taco". Didn't find a drink I was interested in having, so I ended up ordering some kind of "fruit sour"-I'd specifically asked for something "not bitter", because I did not like "bitter" drinks, and this very much "bitter" fermented grapefruit based canned drink was recommended to me as "not bitter". glass (grease and food particulate on it that I chipped away with my fingernail to make sure it wasn't just a scratch-MAJOR oversight, disgusting, and offensive).Ģ. First impressions : they served water to me in a dirty. Also, the silverware, from what little I saw of it, seemed to have been clean.ġ. Moreīefore I mention the experience, I did enjoy the decaf cappuccino. Needless to say the atmosphere of the Annex had lost its appeal since we felt as if we were not welcomed from the front of the house with their lack of hospitality. After waiting yet another ten minutes with no word on being seated and yet another group who walked up and were seated immediately I had to go back up again and ask a different host about getting a seat. After the hostess seated the group of girls and I asked how much longer she told me she had “f***** up” and was going to come back with a solution. Again, we had been waiting for 45 minutes and not once the host talked to us about how much longer to be seated. Our 15 minute wait quickly turned into a 45 minute wait and as I waited to ask the hostess how much longer she proceeded to seat a group of girls that had just arrived immediately. we were more of a bother or rather an inconvenience to the hosts than an actual customer. Unfortunately our evening at the Annex was quite the opposite. We had spent an amazing dinner at Tinderbox the night before and anticipated enjoying another evening at the Annex. My husband and I had a fantastic time exploring Flagstaff this week. ![]()
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