"Oh my gosh! CJANE MASTICATED them! I give them a month!" He said. (Its awesome having a brother that keeps up on blogs)
I got online to verify.
CJANE gets more than a million views per month on her blog, the author is the sister of Stephanie Nielson (another die-hard blogger with "Nie Nie Dialogues") and fortunately, she documented her experience. I say fortunately because I expected that I would have to do a review of them, which meant I would have to eat there. Now, I don't have to! Yes!!
Her words do a pretty good job to describe my feelings of that place. (Though thank heavens I didn't have her experience).
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Thank goodness for cjane and her honesty. Couldn't agree more! Worse caesar salad ever...3 leaves of lettuce does not constitute a salad. Especially when hungry. Well put, and I am forever happy that we (meaning Ian and I) will not be having to eat there and post about it. Fewww!
ReplyDeleteUm, I think Taylor's exact words were, "She disemboweled them." Nice image, Tay.
ReplyDeleteHello Ian and congrats on your new restaurant review blog.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Blake Ballard and I'm the owner at Spark Restaurant.
We definitely saw C. Jane's review and have been reaching out to her as well as her two sisters. As a small business owner, we value every guest, and on the occasions we make mistakes, we believe in making them right, regardless guest or the mistake. We have treated the experience with C. Jane with that same philosophy.
I hope that despite C. Jane's review you will eventually give us a fair and objective shot at a review when the time is right for you. I believe in our staff, our menu, and our concept and am confident that you will have an enjoyable experience.
If you have any questions for me or if I can ever be of any assistance I'd love to hear from you!
Best,
Blake Ballard
Owner
Spark Restaurant
direct: 801-787-1276
I have grown up working in kitchens, I understand that occasionally,mistakes happen. I really like the idea behind spark, but honestly each time I've eaten there, I have walked away feeling disappointed. When that's the case, then its really not an issue of "someone had a bad experience and found plastic in their food". The issue is that the food wasn't great to start with. There are a few reasons for this.
Delete1. The menus have great descriptions of gourmet food, and the corresponding food doesnt match mostly in appearance.
2. I understand that your food is trying to be trendy with serving bouchons, but you cant charge what you do for the amount of food you serve. This wouldn't be true if the food had some amazing aspect to it, but the cesar salad for example is(or was) 4 leaves of romain lettuce, with a dressing that tasted like it came from a bottle. I cant remember the price off hand, I think it was about $4 or something. The idea is cool, (whole leaves of lettuce, very Tyler Florence) but it was poor execution.'
3. With the atmosphere being as great as it is, it seems like there's a feeling that you dont need to worry about the food as much. The whole menu seems like it was designed by someone who has had a lot of years of experience in industrial kitchens. What I mean by that is, the food tastes (seems) generic and like it was made with the idea of producing a lot of decent food, rather than some of great food.
Now listen, I am very interested in you doing well. With these points, I really dont mean to try and tear you down or anything, but rather want to make you aware of some issues from someone who actually can recognize why something is as good as it should be. I like the idea behind the restaurant, (urban-lounge, almost club feel. A unique experience for people in Provo) However, something needs to change there, fast, starting with the food. If you need any help reworking a menu, dishes, or anything else, I would be available.
I hope the best for you and the restaurant.