Preshow

This latest Jose Garces food service on the second floor of the Kimmel, an adjunct to his acclaimed Volver downstairs, features a no-​choice menu — an obvious downside. Yet, some dishes are excellently prepared. Aside from a blah dessert and diner-​type Parker rolls, certain courses such as coq au vin are top drawer.
Our waitress was obviously somewhat new at her profession, but did respectably anyway, while the manager was unfailingly attentive and helpful. One in our party is sensitive to salt and sugar, and was pleasantly surprised to find none of the usual salt/​sugar reactions to a restaurant meal.
Caveat for groups of 3 or 4: The square gymnasium-​type folding tables are fine for two, but for three or four there are steel bars underneath that whack your shins. To avoid this, diners, unless they are children or really short, have to sit far back in a decidedly unnatural position to stretch across to eat their food. This is pretty outrageous even for a burger joint.
Preshow currently has a temporary promo allowing each diner a free glass of wine. Given the limitations of this establishment, this ought to be made a permanent part of the $ 39 dinner price.
Bottom line, Preshow is so convenient for concert-​goers, and not without some other virtues, that it may succeed in spite of itself. Still, a few needed tweaks would make this more than a choice based almost entirely on location and a desire to avoid inclement weather.