We
were going to the Arsht Center to see "Les Miz" and were running a
little behind time so I suggested this place that I had found  googling
restaurants near the center. Aside from us another couple had a problem
figuring out how to get in but finally a server come out and we rushed
in.
There are tables outside with an uninviting view--the side of the
Center--and when you walk inside the narrow room is divided in half
with the bar on the left side and the tables on the right. The former is
as wide as the latter and it has bar stools in the aisle. I sat on the
inside against a white padded wall and Allen sat on the aisle side with a
constant passing of customers and help.
We were handed a six page(?)
beer menu without any food items on it. After a few minutes, and a few
tries, we were able to get the food menu. Wanting something easy and
fairly fast to get we both ordered the grilled chicken sandwich which
came with fries. It seems like the whole crew works as a team and we
were served by someone from the kitchen. Both servers passed by and
asked us how were doing and how everything was and, because we were in a
hurry, I didn't bother asking for ketchup  but I did ask for the check
and I think the bartender delivered it right away.
The chicken
sandwich was served on a baguette with lettuce, tomato and onion and
what tasted like a spread of mayo. The bread was almost twice as long as
the chicken breast and the fries must have come from Sysco.  At $13.95
the sandwich was very overpriced.
Our check came to $30.13 plus a $6
tip and there is no way I can say it was worth it. With their
concentration on beers, and beer drinkers, maybe I am being unkind but
it is not a place to go to eat. The tables are on top of each other so
forget a normal conversation. The padded wall was okay but the material
on the seats against the wall was coming off.
It might be me, and I
might be unfair, but next time for a bite before the theatre I think we
will stop at Subways a couple of blocks north of the Arsht where we
don't have to pay $15 to park next door to the restaurant and can get a
good chicken sandwich in a roomy, bright place for $5.
DRB is definitely not made for dinner before going to an event anywhere--it is a place to spend the evening drinking beers.
Looks like the new 'fad' are beer, upper class meaning expensive, places--go to DBA.com and take a look at their list of beers--I wonder how many are real!?!