Stix

Surprisingly busy restaurant even though it is in the alley. I have seen lots of restaurant come and go but this one have pretty good potential. On my first visit this Friday, the place was pretty packed . We wanted to sit at the patio but couldn't get the table, so we sat at the bar. The bar was cool with Led light and the bar top with some kind of fiber optics. The bartender was nice enough to tell us that it was sensor tile but whats cool about is that that you can play with your phone lights which emits light from one tile cube to another. We started with mohito infused with co2 then with frozen blackberry ice tea and finishing with jello rum drink . We had a couple of appetizer since we just went there for cocktail, which were good specially the chicken with indian mango and tofu.. yes did i mentioned tofu..yup one the best i had.
Over all great concept, good appetizer, moderate price, nice bar and creative cool bartender.

Best ice cream in South End and I also like their pizza. The staff is really friendly, and I go their for my lunch break once a week

Just needs more sitting area and to turn down the music. I really don't think it's the fact i'm getting old. A lot of my friends were also complaining that this place is playing their music way too loud for the size that it is. I went with a group of 8. We went in and got our drinks. Good quick service at the bar but we had to yell really loud for the waitresses to hear us over the loud music. Once we got our drinks we found there is really no where to sit. So we stood, drank and tried to have a convo but couldn't so we went outside. The bouncers are nice. We sat outside for a while, had a few drinks there. went back in had a good time but left with our ears bleeding (not literally)

but not in practice. I was excited to try Stix. I have a culinary background and loved the big bold flavor listed on the menu with all the different options. With a large party I was able to try every single stick option (excluding veggies). The problem with their practice is that the portions on each stick are small and although some have good flavor, they are cooked too long. All the meats are overcooked and dry, and the flavor just doesn't make up for the oversight. This might explain why the place was empty on a saturday night. Definitely overpriced for what you get, but not for a place that is trying to be trendy.

Recently visited Stix with a group of 4 for drinks and dinner- what a big disappointment. We arrived at the restaurant and it was empty (granted it was a Tuesday night, but for a dowtown restaurant to be empty, it was a surprise). We were seated and greeted by our server who promptly took our drink order. She brought back our drinks and disappeared. we had several questions about the menu and she was busy talking to the bartender. She did recommend a few items off the menu, but didn't tell us about the small portions. The food did not take long to come out, which was good since we waited so long to order. The food was mediocre at best. There were 4 of us and only 3 items on the plate- which we were not informed about. For the price, the food was nothing to write home about. For 4 of us to eat ( we each 2 cocktails) it was over 200 dollars- and we were all still hungry! Stix is a great place for cocktails and appetizers, but not for dinner!