"Mila is the best place for overhearing staff chisme. The gossip at this Lincoln Road restaurant starts at the front door, where very serious walkie-talkie discussions about who’s breaking dress code get relayed up to the host stand. After you’re given the once-over yourself, you’ll make your way up the elevator to the restaurant, where more staff chisme awaits. Watch as three managers meet by the expo line to talk about how the new barback is probably hungover and how great the fire dancers look tonight. Eventually, another manager in a proper suit who’s probably tired of telling his team to stop chatting will send the boys flying in different directions until they inevitably meet up again like otters clinging to each other in a rushing river. But to be fair, despite all this, the service is attentive (probably thanks to that GM) and the crudo is pretty good (albeit very small). " - julia malave, ryan pfeffer, virginia otazo, mariana trabanino
