I was in for a treat on Thursday evening after I got off work. My boyfriend picked me up and both of us were in for a royal treat. I have always wanted to go to the Ivory Club, but it is not very accessible by public transportation. In retrospect, it is probably a good thing because it keeps the teeny boppers away from such a sophisticated and genuine place.
Honestly, I did not know what to expect from a "piano duel". I thought it would be something like this:
Well, of course not exactly like that, but I thought it would be more of a match of some sort. Nonetheless, the whole show was 100% on-request. Here is a tip to those who haven't gone to this club yet: you should tip the pianists when you request for songs; it's only polite. $5 is the minimum. The more you tip, the sooner it will be played.
The food was amazing! We had a giant plate of nachos and asian spring rolls to start with; some sort of grilled pork dish for an entree. Hi-balls were half off that night. I didn't take any pictures of the food because I didn't plan to bring my camera. The pork fell right off the bone; very well seasoned that you don't even have to ask for salt nor pepper; it had some sort of cooked sliced apples as a side. I give the food two happy thumbs up!
Seriously, there is nothing more romantic than live acoustic music. I was melting the entire night; the food, the drinks, the music. As I was saying earlier, both my boy and I were treated royally. Well, I know my boy probably won't like me bragging, but he helped fix a lot of the equipment the club has at his job, including the white baby grand piano. Hence, the royal treatment from the club owner himself. I requested Van Morrison's Moondance and it was well played by the owner. I also requested Elvis Presley's Hound Dog and it was played pretty darn good by the sound guy. Wow, even the sound guy knows how to play! Hmm, how could you not dance to/swoon over any of these two songs that I've just requested?
Nothing beats live music. I love this club.
