Sure, 'there are spaces on nearby streets, but most of them involve rolling over curbs or even old railroad tracks.' Oh, the horror of urban-off-roading in a Cadillac Deville. First, remarkably, despite the warehouse-like interior its somehow 'not as noisy as most spaces like this,' but of course, 'they have a serious parking problem here.' Don't park in the giant empty lot because the NOCCA overlords will tow. Tom Fitzmorris ventures down to the land of +3 hipness points, the Bywater, to bestow FOUR WHOLE STARS unto Ian Schoebelen and Laurie Casebonne's Mariza this week.

Anderson gets the 'feeling the food could improve measurably if its kitchen's many interesting ideas were better test-driven and edited,' but for the most part it is good, and best accompanied by one of Kimberly Patton Bragg's creative drinks. Some mistakes that are made: Unwelcome duck breast, overworked waitstaff that isn't forthcoming with 86'd items, and entrees/apps arriving at the same time without apology. Marcus Woodham, Tivoli & Lee's promising chef, doesn't make that mistake.' Dismissing the statement as faint praise can only mean you're undervaluing the humble tot's true potential.

The Times-Pic's favorite beanie baby Brett Anderson throws TWO BEANS at Tivoli & Lee this week: 'Tater tots are the best things on the menu at Tivoli & Lee.

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