We were very excited to try the new(ish) "speakeasy" restaurant at Plant City called 32. It is located across the parking lot from the main building in a nondescript edifice with a 3x4" sign denoting it as "32".

We were seated by a waitress who did her job perfunctorily but without any extra effort indicating that she was interested in interacting with us.

The music being played was a very odd choice for the restaurant's atmosphere - pulsing detroit-style dance club music which the bartender turned up twice during our meal - to the point where conversation became challenging. Also speaking towards the ambience it is simply too dark in the restaurant. Fine for cocktails only, too dark for food service. I had to turn on my cell phone camera to read the menu, read the bill and sign the check and I'm only 52. Also the bartender turned the lights down further during our meal, inspiring my daughter to exclaim "now that's simply ridiculous, I can't even see the food we are eating. ( she is 21 and a JWU honors student)

ok.... on to the food. The menu is great. very creative and fits the space delightfully. We ordered :1. buffalo mac and cheese balls 2. falafel balls 3. meatballs 4. hummus and naan. 5. patatas bravas

We asked the waitress to "course" the menu for us so we could enjoy it bit by bit.I assumed the hummus and naan would arrive first - an obvious choice. Nope, it was the last thing to arrive at our table. Total fail --- completely uninterested in eating an app after four hot dishes had been served. The dish itself was also a pretty big fail - a huge bowl of hummus topped with beets (a VERY generous, approximately 10 oz portion) accompanied with a piece of naan roughly 5 inches in diameter. Total laugh out loud moment. A minimum of four pieces of naan that size would have been needed to consume that much hummus. either adjust the size of your hummus portion or provide more naan to balance food costs.

back to the start : dish #1 was the falafel balls. tastewise, quite decent. Consistency wise, your fry cook needs to learn that falafel is finished cooking before the outside is lacquer-hard. The tzatziki sauce was super tasty, and rescued the dish --but the one ounce provided on the ramekin was insufficient for the amount of falafel balls provided with the dish. Maybe tweak it to one less falafel ball and twice as much sauce to keep your costing even? As we were served it, this dish got about a five out of 10. with the few tweaks I suggested would have easily been a nine or ten out of 10.

dish #2 the meatballs, aka "the star of the meal" They are divine. really great consistency, flavorful and complex, super tasty red sauce. The macadamia ricotta and pistachio pesto were absolutely a perfect pairing. 5 stars, ten out of ten on this dish. practically perfect! Although..... 100% needs a serving spoon delivered with the dish Why no serving spoon was provided seems like a weird fail for the kitchen staff or the server.

dish #3 the buffalo mac and cheese balls. Another very generous portion with a tasty side sauce of blue cheese aioli. Well formed, well cooked and with a degree of spice that you would expect. Yet again, too little dipping sauce was provided on the ramekin. You can't serve customers five racquetball sized finger foods with only enough sauce for 2.5 of them.

dish #4. Patatas Bravas. Well done, well seasoned; I personally would have liked to see the dish presented with the potatoes skin cracked / partially smashed, presenting the tender insides as a visually appealing aspect of the dish. However, once again the portion size was generous and the bravas sauce was tasty and a satisfying accompaniment.

food-wise, I would have rated higher had it not been for the coursing and dipping sauce failures. Without the annoying music, the lighting changes by the bartender and the satisfactory, yet "zero extra mile" performance by the waitress, I would have easily rated the "overall experience" 4.5 to 5 stars.