TOP SERVICE is a blog that features servers in the ATX who really knock our socks off.  Through a rigorous process of eating out over and over again (hard job, I know), we select the servers that are remarkable enough to request by name.

Jason Carrillo - Red House Pizzeria & Lounge

If you loooooove amazing pizza, and you loooooove cheap specials on food and drink, and you looooove amazing service from a lez-loving waiter, then Red House is the pizza joint you need to check out– Jason is the man to ask for. Located at 1917 Manor Road, Red House Pizzeria & Lounge is just a stone’s throw over 35 on the east side of downtown (and you don’t have to venture far off the Manor Road exit to find it). This cute little establishment has an outdoor patio and an indoor area, with oddly comforting ranch-style decor like you might find at your grandpa’s farmhouse. But it works! Open daily at 5pm ’til 11:30pm, it’s got one of the best happy hours in town. From 5-7 everyday, HALF PRICE PIZZA PIES and $2 PINTS! So stop by today after work, ask for the ever-charismatic Jason to wait on you hand-and-foot, and you won’t be disappointed.

FUN FACTS ABOUT JASON:

Favorite Color: White
Recommended Red House Drink: Jimmy’s Bloody Mary
Favorite Red House Dish: Large Double Pepperoni Pizza
Hobbies: Thrift Store Shopping, Bar Hopping, and hanging out @ The Dog Park
Celebrity Crush: Alexander Skarsgard 
Likes: People with a sense of humor
Pet Peeves: People who try to tell you how to do your job
Most Unusual Job: washing cars in south texas heat! ouch!

TOP SERVICE is a blog that features servers in the ATX who really knock our socks off.  Through a rigorous process of eating out over and over again (hard job, I know), we select the servers that are remarkable enough to request by name.

Valerie Do - Crave

Near campus and “craving” some good thai food?  Hop into Crave Thai and Sushi Bar on 21st and Guadalupe (also known as “the drag”).  Hopefully when you stop in, our girl Valerie will be working.  Our first visit with Valerie was fantastic — she knew exactly what to recommend based on our tastes.  And she didn’t mind at all when we had a 10 minute long conversation about the what exactly the “level of spiciness” meant.  She was very patient and personable — definitely making our dining experience there relaxing.  Valerie is super cute and definitely takes care of her customers.  Go see her!

FUN FACTS ABOUT VALERIE:

Favorite Color: Grey
Recommended Crave Drink: Nigori Sayuri Sake (even though I shouldn’t know what that tastes like)
Favorite Crave Dish: Pad See Ewe Tofu and Cat Eye Roll
Hobbies: Taking Polaroids, spending money I think I have but really don’t, going to concerts, watching movies
Celebrity Crush: Agyness Deyn
Likes: Free things and food, street musicians, and theme parties
Pet Peeves: Smelly people, high maintenance customers, and talking during movies
Most Unusual Job: Sifting through peoples unmentionables at a dry cleaner
Favorite Movie: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Favorite Music: Voxtrot and anything else I can polka to… oh, and Tegan and Sara

Emily Davis – Imperia Sushi

Want to dine out in a super sleek and swanky restaurant downtown where you can enjoy amazingly fresh and tasty sushi?  Head to Imperia Sushi on Colorado St. between 3^rd and 4^th St.  Ask for Emily and make your experience all that more amazing!  Emily, a connoisseur of food and drink, will give you honest recommendations and make sure you find something that will please your palette.   She’s got style, she’s got flare, and quick witty humor that will keep you laughing and entertained throughout your dining experience!

FUN FACTS ABOUT EMILY:

Favorite Color: Kelly Green
Recommended Imperia Drink: The Imperia Pearl (Nigori unfiltered sake and Grey Goose vodka)
Favorite Imperia Dish: Sea Bass skewers and the Pablo Escolar roll
Hobbies: Very amateur photography, sewing, building stuff –“you know, like birdhouses,” watching HGTV, sports, and gettin’ naked for a laugh
Celebrity Crush: PINK
Likes: Sweet tea, Candy, flip flops, The Biggest Loser
Pet Peeves: People tapping me on the shoulder and when toothpaste is squeezed from the middle
Most Unusual Job: Bouncer at a club in Lubbock
Favorite Movie: Mean Girls
Favorite Music: 70’s Classic Rock