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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.
Based on what we saw stepping inside, really wanted to love this place. The shareables and small plates-heavy menu is something that we like since we like to try a little of everything.
Service was, uneven. Took a while for a hostess to get to us and the servers were very busy. This place might be a little understaffed. But on to the food.
We ordered a KBBQ cauliflower shareable plate, and two small plates - tagliatelle carbonara and cioppino.
I would definitely come for happy hour (we came in at the end of happy and it was packed) since they have some food deals and I don't think value is a word that applies to the regular price menu. For instance, the tagliatelle. I know it says small plate - but 5 noodles. They were pretty long and a good thickness, but 5 total noodles. The cauliflower and cioppino were a little better in terms of value, but not by much.
The cauliflower is Korean inspired - kung pao cauliflower might have been more appropriate. Spicy cauliflower with peanuts, with a side of soy-sesame dipping sauce. Hints of Korean BBQ influence, it was fine. The cauliflower wasn't overcooked and the flavors were fine. Nothing mind-blowing.
The tagliatelle was maybe the best tasting dish. The noodles were sufficiently al dente as they were nice and thick. Th carbonara was sufficiently salty and rich. I'm assuming (really just hoping) that the creaminess came from an egg, and if so, the egg did not get cooked by the noodles and did what they were supposed to do.
The cioppino here is not your traditional cioppino. Detected a hint of Thai curry powder in there. The broth is pretty light, not very tomatoey, compared to cioppino from SF. The seafood in it was OK. The squid was small, one clam. Mussels, a couple were mangled or non-existent. The shrimp was the best part of the dish. Along with the crostini that came with it for dipping. I don't think I'd order it again.
So definitely not a bad experience, but not a great one. Debating whether we'd return since there was a lot of menu left to cover. Again, I'd come for happy hour when there are food deals, otherwise, not so sure.
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