REVEL RESTAURANT AND BAR Eclectic american food in an urban chic environment Revel offers two diverse dining rooms in a restaurant that could have been in the heart of midtown manhattan. The front dining room and bar is casual, hip and loud with music and laughter throughout. The rear dining room is more subtle, elegant and although casual is more formal in attitude. I watched Revel grow from inception since it is next door to my Gym in the heart of garden city. As the work on the restaurant progressed it became obvious that this was a restaurant that tries to at-
tract a young hip audience as well as an upscale, 40-60 crowd. I visited the restaurant as the guest of owner Jim Doukas, a charming hospitality veteran of many years. The store front window is somewhat innocuous, and does not convey the beauty and style of this exciting new restaurant. The interior, seating and bar are sleek and manhattan style chic. We were immediately impressed with the professionalism of the wait staff and management. Revel has attracted a handsome group
of aspiring musicians, actors and actresses, students and professional waiters. The enthusiasm of the staff was exciting and enhanced our meal. Our server Meegan was an aspiring actress with a great big voice and personality who helped us throughout our meal. It also became obvious that Meegan and the other wait staff had been thoroughly trained and indoctrinated into offering fine and meticulous service. A big plus for any restaurant. We decided to try a diverse as-