I once got dinner there as payment for a lecture i gave at SU. I would have rather done the lecture for free.

Happy Hour was okay.

I saw the deconstruction on that corner the other day and thought, "Oh, that place is gone..." Couldn't remember what it was called, though. It looked too much like a cheesy/bad/overpriced hotel restaurant. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I went to Jimmy's by Safeco recently because, according to my research, they are one of the few (only?) places in town that makes a deep-fried Monte Cristo. No griddled, french toast half-assery -- full-on, battered and deep fried sandwich deliciousness.

Sadly, I left disappointed. I have a thing about Monte Cristos in that I only eat them *without* jam/preserves or powdered sugar. I like them to be a greasy, salty, assault of savory. But when I asked for a Monte Cristo without preserves inside, as it is served at Jimmy's, I was told this was impossible because the Monte Cristos are "pre-made." Guh.

Much like the hotel that sits on it - convenient, but overpriced. I had lunch there once around 2:30 or 3:00 PM and it was the epitome of mundane: kind of greasy, nothing special, and even the staff acted as if they'd rather I leave so they could go home.