Anyone been to 95 South?

95 South looks a little intimidating. But I sure could go for some good BBQ. I was supposed to go to their grand opening party but I was ascared.

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mac & cheese A+
catfish A
fried shrimp B

decent red wine by the glass

been a couple of times
it's consistent

cool, what do you mean by "intimidating"?

Subject: nice atmosphere

i went one night when they had this jazz band, the prices are a bit high i thin for the neighborhood but it was cool

yeah, a bar crawl is totally necessary. between 95south, the new wine bar opening up, and a few other places that already exist in CH, I think we'd do well. fun.

I went there for the first time on Saturday and had a good time. The bar maids were very attentive and the owners/managers were very welcoming. I had the spare ribs, candied yams and fries and was satisfied. After eating and having two, or three or four cognacs, I was good to go LOL.

The time I went was basically early for the bar/restaurant. Got there around 5:00 and I left around 8:30. When music began playing it was Old School R&B, the kind of stuff you hear on WBLS or KISS FM. Based on the information that they have in the bar though, it appears that there are special events that occur in the evening after 9:00, which may include dancing. It is approximatley 2 blocks from Eastern Parkway on Franklin Avenue. Years ago, Franklin used to be dangerous but I am not sure about right now. I wasn't uncomfortable and did not see anything that would make me be more alert but that is all based on my perspective.

Cool The Kid wrote:
Franklin is getting better. Usually when I am on it late at night it is empty.

Do they have any vegetarian dishes? I might just not take my gf

Didn't see any strict vegeterian dishes but I am sure you can order up different sides to make a vegeterian dish.

Yes, it does look like Franklin is getting better. I know it is a far cry from what it used to be and it looks like it is turning into the main street for Crown Heighters in the north. The day is coming that I wil not have to leave Crown Heights for anything but work.

I'm glad to hear that they're stepping up their game a bit. I went there with a few friends on opening night back in November and wondered how they could even be open. It felt like a glorified dry bar - they weren't accepting credit cards, no draft beer, and no cash register! Supposedly they had a heck of a time getting a liquor license being that the owners all had some trouble with the law in their day, so I wasn't too surprised. The live jazz was decent though, do they still have that going on?

I guess I should give them another shot. March Madness is definitely as good a reason as any.

that's too bad -- we tried to go there for dinner and a drink the other night, and while it wasn't crowded and the man i took to be the manager was friendly, the music was SO FREAKING LOUD that we didn't stay. (we only talked to him bc it looked not so good, i thought, to be the two white women who walk in, take one look around, and walk right out. we just wanted to be clear the it was a volume thing, nothing else.)

this was a wednesday night, btw. no one was dancing, and it not a party of any kind.

blah. this is all too bad. I hate it when new businesses start out on the completely wrong foot. it's really hard to be supportive when you can't get served and can't hear yourself think.

While I do find it a bit loud I've never had a problem with service. I'm usually there on the early side (before 8) and always get served quickly and offered a menu. The staff is polite if not super friendly and I'm offered refills in a timely manner. I guess it pays to be early!

Just went on Friday and thought it was OK. I'm not sure if I would go again, mainly because the price and atmosphere did not rival Sepia, which is closer (well, I guess Ripple is closest). Liked the neighborhood-y vibe. Did like the bartender quite a bit but don't know her name...although my friend was convinced that as we were leaving she was making fun of us to her friends. Not sure what it would be about, though.

Anyway, sat at the bar, at 9pm Friday there weren't many customers. Had no issues getting served for the first drink, and while I just had a vodka tonic, my friend asked her to create something summery and she delivered!

But as my friend tried to order food, 2 times the bartender turned away to talk to someone else (work-related, though) while my friend was speaking, and didn't come back for a while each time. I think she was friends with some people at the other end of the bar, so she'd get distracted with other work stuff, then go talk to them until she remembered us. We just got sides of candied yams and mac & cheese. I thought the yams were a touch too syrupy, but loved the mac. My friend thought the mac tasted day-old. I suppose that doesn't concern me because when I make homemade mac & cheese, I certainly don't finish it all at once and always think it still tastes good later.

Getting the 2nd drink took a while, but she was sweet about it after we finally got them...we made up some martinis that didn't taste good and as soon as she saw our faces she added a touch of juice to help it go down. Well, maybe that's what she was making fun of us about.