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| - Basis for my starred ratings (which skews heavily to the food or drink):
1 star: Never again.
2 stars: Poor food, poor experience, extraordinary measures in order for me to come back.
3 stars: Average, nothing really special, nothing particularly bad.
4 stars: Very good, would definitely return.
5 stars: A favorite, one of the best.
Back again. Had some old standby's and some newer additions.
For the pigs' ears and risotto, see the former review.
Tried the chicken heart skewers. Very good. Not done like yakitori, which tend to be a little overcooked. These were cooked to medium and had nice texture and a decent amount of salt. Also got the Farmer crudo plate, which was arugula, tomato, cucumber with avocado vinaigrette. (Sorry, no photo because we ate it all before I remembered to take one.)
Also ordered the gargati with mussels. This was the weakest dish of the night. The pasta was al dente but the texture was off. There were a lot of mussels (which were large, meaty and nice) but the menu also listed uni, and we could not catch a whiff or taste the richness of it anywhere in the dish. The tomato sauce was pretty good, though the dish was a little over-sauced as a whole.
Topped off dinner with another Tracy Dempsey victory. Blueberry crostada with white chocolate streusel on top. Served warm, it was not overly sweet with good texture between the crust, streusel, and the blueberry filling. My wife, initially dubious, was converted. We both loved it.
So all in all, another successful dinner. The gargati was a minor misstep in an otherwise fine dinner.
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