The Flame — Restaurant in DeKalb Township

The food was really good. The drinks were delicious. But man. They really dropped the ball everywhere else. The worst part of it all was Justin behind the counter, who talked to a friend at the bar nonstop through our whole dinner about how terrible it was to work there and how awful the rest of the staff was. He mentioned specific names, incidents, and badmouthed everyone he could think of, it seemed. And when he tired of that, he started talking snotty about other restaurants in town, spreading their drama, etc.

It didn’t inspire confidence in the restaurant, the staff, or the atmosphere.

Otherwise, the overhead music played ONE SONG on repeat the whole time we were there. What the heck is that about? By about the seventh time I heard it I wanted to jam a skewer in my ear.

Our waitstaff was wonderful, made recommendations, and was pleasant. Justin just ruined the whole experience for us. If I wanted to hear someone complain for an hour about their job, I’d call my mother.

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