The Green Room — Attraction in Sacramento

Tuesday, 4/18/2023 - Went to try "The Green Room" restaurant. Heard it was owned by the owner of Bacon & Butter. This is such a cute little restaurant! The decor inside was so cute. Even the bathroom was cutely decorated. Address is 3839 J St, Sacramento, CA 95816 East Sacramento. This restaurant is located by Mercy General Hospital. Upon arrival:

Pros:

1. we got seated right away.
2. hostess was very nice.
3. they have a bar.
4. there's a cute little prop area for photos with their restaurant name in green lights.
5. love their little leaf pillows, all the plants hanging above in restaurant area, and bathroom was cutely decorated.
6. they have seating outside.
7. server made sure to fill our water cups and check on on us. She was very nice and professional.
8. all of the food dishes we ordered were good. Nicely presented. The salad was bomb!!! We loved the salad. It didn't take long to get our foods once we ordered it.
9. restaurant clean, plates, cups, utensils all clean. Water tasted good. No funky or metal taste.
10. going on a week night, it was nice and quiet. We were able to talk and hear one another.

Cons:

1. if you come on the weekends, I'm sure it'll be hard to find parking. We came on a week night, so easily found parking.
2. no other cons.

Conclusion: Loved this restaurant! It was so cute, food good, and server very nice. I'd come here again. If you haven't been to The Green Room, you gotta try them out. ‐----------------------------------------------------- Yup! Had to go back to The Green Room restaurant to try more dishes. Lol. This restaurant is so cute. See my photos. Address: 3839 J St, Sacramento, CA...

It brings me no pleasure to start my day with a review. One because I've never written one and two because I should be working. However, I am still thinking about my meal last night and I need to get the weight of the chicken sandwich off my chest, and (hopefully soon) out of my stomach.

Yesterday, I was let down tremendously. I revered Green Room quickly after its opening. It was a walk away, creatively designed, and in my opinion, had a top 3 chicken sandwich/fries in Sacramento. When I went yesterday, that appeared to no longer be the case. The sandwich was paltry (also poultry), the fries were cold, and the tacos while full of meat, looked like tacos you'd find at a taco truck on the Right side of town.

Moving on from the food, the service was (and I hate putting down the service crew because I understand it can get swamped) sub-par. Waters were not being filled causing me sit in confusion as I wrestled down one of the hottest chicken sandwiches I had ever consumed.

Normally, I'd not find the energy to write a review but it being a local business, I want The Green Room to succeed. I want it to elicit the same feelings I had upon my first visit. I don't want to have to look at the menu and say "oh it looks like prices went up a bit" and get a significantly worse experience. If The Green Room can get back to doing the little things, it shall rise yet again.

Lastly, the soap in the bathroom was the best smelling soap I've ever washed my hands with. For that, I am...

Man where are all these good reviews coming from? We just went on a Saturday night, sat at the bar, and all I can say is Pass pass pass. This place was the worst cocktails we've had in Sacramento and we were so hyped when it opened because the green room billed itself as a place specifically to get good cocktails. The bartenders didn't even know how to use a bar spoon y'all... it was painful to watch both bartenders fail miserably at making both an old fashioned (bartender put 7-8 dashes of bitters in it) and a highball (smothered in cranberries). We also ordered fried cauliflower which came out less than 3 minutes after we ordered it - so you know it was sitting sitting under some heat lamp. It was like eating the crumbs of popcorn shrimp. No real cauliflower chunks to be found, just fried pebbles of something that may or may not be actual cauliflower. The vibe is so off here folks. I know it's new and they may be having a hard time staffing up, but just don't open so fast until you've got the concept and execution nailed down.

Go to any other number of bars in Sacramento before you dare waste your money on the drinks here. We couldn't even finish them even though I normally do my best to finish before paying so it's not such an obvious insult to...