Drake's

Chattanooga's newest bar restaurant is located in front of the new Publix off of Shallowford Road
Please note that if you go after 10 on Saturday night that there is a dress code. I read it on the back of the sign that says to seat yourself as we were leaving but, I didn't catch what the whole dress code was and after looking on the website I couldn't find it. Now, as I mentioned before, its a seat yourself. It was the second day after opening that we went and they are obviously still working out the kinks. We are not a big fan of restaurants that have the sign that says "please seat yourself", to us it just seems impersonal. All the servers seemed to be walking around getting everyone's drinks, which is fine, but, it just didn't seem organized. Now, I know you may think that I am complaining a lot and none of this so far has anything to do with food but, I figured I would go all out since this is a new restaurant. For appetizer, we ordered the BLT Tots. The tots were seasoned well, and its a different concept.
The tempeh shrimp is nicely battered but, the sauce is too sweet. Its tastes like soy sauce mixed with maple syrup.
We each ordered the sliders. The burgers were juicy and were seasoned properly. We ordered the mini cheeseburgers and the juicy lucys.

The broccoli was, in my opinion, not cooked enough.
The crinkle fries were good and also well seasoned. Now, on to the sushi. Yes, I still have a seaweed taste issue but, that doesn't mean that I don't try it. Something inside me really wants to like sushi but, my taste buds just won't let me get past the seaweed. The surf and turf was the better to me out of the two, its topped with steak. I also still have problems with raw fish that I am trying to get over but, I try. I tried caviar for the first time as it was on the Drake's Yum Yum Roll.
What I do like is at the end of your meal, your server will ask if they can box your food for you. We, or should I say I have issues with this since I am or can be a total klutz at times and tend to spill food all over the place, myself included. If you like a bar (this restaurant has 2 of them) this restaurant has a DJ booth, corn hole and shuffleboard. Now, the question on your mind is, will we come back? Maybe, but only to see if things are better or worse. 
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