It's not in the sky... it does have blue lights and laser beams right out of a 90's movie. We've went to Sky a couple times and I held off on my opinion. Maybe they were just getting their legs under them... We stopped in again on First Friday for a couple drinks and to sample their menu. The space is really cool. It has nice architectural bones...but the vibe is too 90s. Now, the owner also owns Hannah's, Mirage, and a few other places so that kinda explains some of the review I suppose.
I think Sky is having an identity crisis. Do they want to be a bar? If so, I think they should just serve bar food. If they want to compete with Sapphire, they definitely are going to have to up their game. Our sever, who took good care of us and asked for and listened to our thoughts on the place, said they were after the college latenight crowd. Well, that'll be a sure way to keep me from going there. In addition, they will need to invest more heavily in social media to get that crowd interested.
We first ordered the hummus. It was a mess of terribly under-seasoned limp goo. The pita bread was great. So we mentioned it and were offered 3 options for basically 'dressings' that they had. We opted for a mild blue cheese dressing to go with the pita. It was OK, but would have been better if served over some delicious home-fried chips.
The menu is a mix of middle-eastern 'inspired' apps and steaks and salads. It's a little schizophrenic in the choices. We didn't try any other food at that point.
Our server was gracious and offered to show us the Jack Cellar in the basement. It's a saloon inspired space complete with whiskey barrel high-top tables. Again, no consistency.
Sky could do themselves a favor by hiring a chef and an interior designer...along with a graphic designer to work on their marketing pieces. It's a fine place to stop in for a drink (which were stout by the way and came in at $5.50 during happy hour). But from out experience with the hummus and 'dips', I wouldn't plan a night of fine dining around Sky Bar. We'll go back probably, but unless we see some dramatic improvements, it will just be for drinks on our way to another venue.
