Michael Carlson's acclaimed, tiny BYOB offers creative three- and nine-course degustation menus. The chefs here cook and also serve your meals, so service is idiosyncratic. Tables are hard to get and dealing with the laconic (or lack of) reservations system requires advance planning and patience.
Jeannemarie S.
Each course was a marvel! There is no better place for inventive and delicious food, served creatively. Ingredients, execution, and presentation are...
Lulu Lime
Enlightening dinning experience! The Staff is dope and being served by the chefs was cathartic. BYOB will forever be my favorite way to do a tasting menu. It was such a great break from the norm. Food was unique and felt like art on a plate. More like street wear got turned into a Michelin dish. Fan-freakin-tastic As a customer I always want to feel as apart of the place I'm eating at as possible. I want to feel served, I want to feel the passion, and when I go to a place like Schwa I never want to question whether or not I enjoyed my time. I want to be on the car ride after eating picking apart each dish, each flavor, the presentation, the atmosphere, just because of how fantastic the experience was. Schwa was this but also left me inspired to create and be my best self. Which was a unique feeling I have never gotten from a dinner.
Emily R.
Much smaller inside then expected. Food was fun and innovative. Was hoping for more interaction from staff especially after we brought them a bottle of...
Emily Dreibelbis
Chef was very rude about me having to cancel same-day because of an emergency. Took me having to physically show up at the restaurant (they don't answer the phone) and "convincing" him throughout a terse conversation. Not the kind of treatment you'd expect after booking a $500 dinner and being pretty upset you had to cancel it in the first place. He eventually agreed to cancel it instead of making me pay but it was not pleasant and I won't re-book here like I would have liked to because of the treatment. Wonder if he would have talked to someone else differently or if that's just how he is. Recommend he hires a more pleasant host to handle customers.
Ryan B.
Absolutely fantastic meal for a tasting menu. The pace was maybe a little quick since the pandemic (this was my third time through in 3 years). Overall each...
