Although it is not that sketchy of a restaurant, Jacey and Sid took a venture to the lovely restaurant of Della Voce this past Sunday night on Poyntz. From 6:00 to 8:00 PM (every Sunday night!), there is live jazz music. Our friend, Scott, that we had met at a previous place when he was playing jazz music, (should there be a comma there?) plays there! Please go if you have a chance.
We didn't really want to order anything because it is not the cheapest of restaurants, but we did want to get something as to be kind. We got tea (peppermint) and an Italian soda (elder...something). It was so cute because the tea came in its own little teapot and the soda was almost a foot tall! IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
Both were delicious. It was a peaceful experience, also because neither of us felt obligated to buy anything. That's a real blessing in itself. #thankful #letsusehashtags #queoso
We sat and listened to the music, and Scott even asked for requests. He played a Beatles song at Sidney's request. What a kind man!
Jacey and Sid proceeded to have lovely conversation about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (also known as Jesus). Interesting questions were asked, such as, "Who do you see being president in two years?" or "If you had to own a baby koala as a pet or a baby fox, what would you choose and why?" What interesting questions indeed!
All in all, it was a good experience. If we are being honest, there was some not-so-kind gentlemen sitting behind us, but Mr. Scott said he would have protected us if anything had happened that was not good. More than that, we know God would protect us. What a blessing that is!
Here are our ratings (drum roll, please...):
Food - n/a, since we didn't get food, we did not feel like this could be justified to rate. We hope that is okay!
Atmosphere - 8 (the music was pleasant and brought joy to our ears)
Service - 9
Pricing - 5
Total: 22/30 --> 73%
For more information, here is their website!
Also, here's a picture for joy's sake. It's is from two years ago around this time, so why not show it again? No reason. Enjoy!
The Little Grill is a wonderful, fantastic, little Jamaican restaurant just outside of Manhattan. We decided to go after much debate over restaurants, because it would seem that Sid always chooses the Asian restaurants (that is, Chinese and Thai) and Jacey always chooses Mexican restaurants. Funny how that works, huh?
Anyways, we went to The Little Grill around 6:30 in the night. That is, the evening. The parking was quite spectacular and we even got a spot in the front - we parked like we owned the place! But we don't own the place, because we're not that cool. We can only dream of being that cool.
A dream is a wish your heart makes when you're fast asleep.
We walked inside and immediately were seated. Looking around, we saw lots of yellow, red, and green (what wonderful Jamaican colors!), pictures of Bob Marley, quotes (don't worry, be happy!), and more. OH. And musical instruments.
Speaking of musical instruments, we came on a night where they were having a live performance! I'm not sure who the man was, but he was a country singing man who liked to sing about love. Lots of love. And kissing people on their foreheads. How cute, huh?
Jacey and Sid looked at the menu for a good ten minutes and made decisions. We were quite thankful that there was a limited amount of items on the menu so we didn't get too overwhelmed. Our waiter's name was Colin. We figured this out because he introduced himself, asked what we wanted to drink, and then told us the specials. Sid forgot his name so she asked again. Then he told us his name was Colin and that he had forgotten to put on his name tag...and when he came back it was on!
Jacey order the Jamaican Gumbo and Sid got the Veggie Rasta (with chicken!). Both of these dishes came with red beans and rice. What wonderful foods!
Jacey and I waited for our food, while having intentional conversation. The man playing the music sure could sing loudly into that microphone! There was a good number of people in the restaurant, families, college students, people on dates, and more. I bet even some of the people on dates were college students.
We got our food and it was a wonderful portion size! Just enough - Sid and Jacey had to take some home. But now? We're getting hungry. But I think that's just because we're hungry, hungry hippos.
The Veggie Rasta was full of veggies (carrots, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, red peppers, and chicken). The gumbo had chicken, crab, beef, potatoes, red beans and rice underneath, and carrots. Jacey states, "It was really good. And I don't know how the bread and the honey taste because I haven't eaten it yet. But it smells good!" Sid says, "What wonderful, filling, tasteful food!"
All in all, the food was spectaculate (apparently, that is the new way of spelling spectacular). Colin checked in on us to make sure the food was good and we had enough water. What a kind gent!
We got our ticket and didn't feel rushed to leave. That's always a good feeling to have. Colin made sure we were done with our food before he brought the ticket (and he gave us a box!).
So, to rate this wonderful place of business, food, joy, and love -->
Food - 9.25
Atmosphere - 7 (overall, it was a very friendly atmosphere - the music was a tad loud for conversation)
Service - 9.5
Pricing - 6.5
Total: 32.25/40 - 80.6% (that's our highest rating yet!)
For more information, here is their website!
Also, here are our beautiful faces so you can find joy in our teeth. And smiles.
