I had a hard time deciding between a 1 or 2 star rating.  I went to Bluephies a lot 3 years ago for brunches and lunches and pretty much enjoyed my experience (3-star).  I moved out of the neighborhood and was never inspired to trek up Monroe St after that. However I went last week and the entire experience ranged from average to awful.  \n\nThe awful: The menu was short -- but in my experience that's often a good thing.  I chose the peppercorn crusted tuna steak... ack. This dish isn't for peppercorn lovers -- it's for people to like to eat, drink, and wash with peppercorns.  It was just way too much and sort of spoiled the taste of the meat.  My sides were both strongly flavored, over-spiced, and did NOT compliment each other.  (considering my mouth was on fire from chomping down on those little peppercorny-treats)\n\nThe okay: The service was attentive, it took a reasonable amount of time for our food to come out, the restaurant was clean. My dining companion rated his black bean burger as average. My dining companion and I appreciated that the drink menu had a few unique local beers on it... they were the best part.