Memento Zero Proof Lounge

We did a poetry pen mic here on Wednesday, March 6, 2024. The owner was wonderfully hospitable. I had the Chanel Orange Latte and it was excellent. Great decor/vibe. Our band of poets look forward to making it a regular haunt. I've read people's complaints on pricing....yeah...prices are a bit higher than I'd prefer; however, given the locale, the prices are pretty standard. Also, there's the mistaken idea that we pay strictly for the goods & services but in the price is also the "experience".

Admittedly, this is my review from Facebook that I wrote in January, but I felt the need to post it here. I really wanted to like it, but I couldn’t. “ I understand what they are going for in this establishment, but it missed the mark with me. The bartender did not have much charisma and did nothing to help guide my first experience. My wife and I ordered a flight of mock liquors to try them. They tasted ok, but it’s clear that they were made to be mixers. They do not have sodas or much of anything to try them with so we paid $20 for a few sips of straight… whatever it is. Maybe the mock mixed drinks or beers are better, but right now I can’t get the fake rum taste out of my mouth.”

I was really excited to check this place out. I love the concept, but I don’t foresee myself giving it a second chance. Three of us visited on 2/23 at 12pm. There was one other couple there during our visit. The three of us sat at the bar given the seating in the entire place is really only made for two tops. It is not a place to meet up with a group. We sat at the bar and chat for 25 minutes without ever being acknowledged by the lady working. Finally, we stopped her to ask if we could order a drink. We wait another 15 minutes for her to make 3 cocktails, of which two were the same. She was very confused when our QR code provided two different names for the same cocktail. Might be worth checking into. Expensive mocktails, subpar vibe, and bad customer service. I hope the business can make it as it is unique business model that it great for the community.

I wanted to like this place so much. It’s so unique and think there’s great intentions but I feel it missed the mark. I loved the artwork but there wasn’t really a welcoming atmosphere and it wasn’t overly busy. The drinks were good but IMO pricey ($12-$16/drink), but I understand that just because they are N.A. they aren’t cheap- would prefer to see them in the $8-$12 range @ tops. The part that I feel missed the mark was the danish. Your descriptions in the menu are great, but when I ordered one- literally a prepackaged cinnamon roll was placed on the table. No plate. Not warmed. No napkin. It was pretty good for a prepackaged snack, but the vibe it gave me felt very overpriced @ $4.50 and not thought out to give the patrons an experience to remember and want to repeat. Im not sure I’ll be back after today as a single drink + prepackaged snack cost $25 with tip which is sad as I wanted it to be a place I could bring my daughter or frequent with friends but the experience and pricing did not measure up to my expectations. Best part was the trivia game going on.

This is a fun and cool concept, but our experience was very mixed. My husband doesn't drink so we wanted to check this out. As purely constructive feedback, the menu will have places where it is specified that the liquor used is non-alcoholic but in other places it will just say "vodka" without the NA. For people who don't drink I would either put NA in front of all of the spirits or none of them because the inconsistency can be confusing. We came in for a drink and chocolate babka. Our server was nice enough but we felt like we were bothering the bartenders with questions. We asked if the chocolate babka was available and she said that "she didn't really know what was on the menu but she thought there were maybe some danishes or something". It certainly didn't feel like a warm vibe. It wasn't very busy but like others we waited for probably 15 minutes for drinks, and struggled to get their attention to ask for desserts which we ultimately didn't get because there was no real effort to let us know what was available. I love this idea, and am hoping our experience was isolated.

My wife and I came here after our dinner for a evening Mocktail. Sadly, the experience wasn't what I expected. We sat for about 15 minutes before being acknowledged or even greeted. We noticed two male employees sitting on a computer, one bartender was having a laugh with them, the peope on the computer went behind the counter letting me know they had some connection to the place. The other bartender finally noticed us after I engaged her, we were at the bar rail. The menu is horrible written. Why indicate NA Tequila and then say another drink is made with Whisky with no NA tag. When asking about the menu the bartender was inaubible. I ordered a different drink that clearly stated NA, because i felt like i was a bother despite simply asking about the babka. She was hardly adubile and say maybe? I think we have danish...or something along those lines because again I couldn't hear her, so I gave up and just drank my drink. It was okay, year of the dragon, and halfway through my head felt weird and I started second guessing if it had alcohol and again the menu didn't make me feel better. I'm 5 years sober, and I was excited for a zero proof bar to hang out at finally, but my experience was pretty disheartening. I Waffled on posting this, but you can't get better without knowing. Two drink. Two coffees. 50 bucks with tip. Woof.

A unique destination, I appreciated the bar feel and fully NA menu since I recently hit 300 days sober. Our favorite was the rum but all the spirits were great. Relaxing vibe and very clean, too.