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| - This is an interesting place, with pretty good food, but not what I was expecting. Had a Living Social voucher which seemed like a good value, but turned out to be a drop in the bucket.
Compulsory valet is a major turn off, since I had a vehicle damaged in the past by these sort of hacks in the past. Had no issues self-parking by driving around the line and just parking in the back of the lot, but still unwelcome for this reviewer.
Restaurant itself is very nice and clean, but very dated decor and staff uniforms. I guess that's the look and feel they're going for. We had a very strange table, placed right in the middle of the floor right off the hostess podium. Not particularly intimate or inviting, but they were totally booked, so what can you do.
Service was odd. I knew something was afoot when we were asked if this was our first time. Smash cut to a 7 minute run down of how they do this and how they do that. Don't need a briefing, just bring me a drink. I don't get the "team" thing. Both guys were attentive enough, perhaps too much, but I don't see how one person couldn't do this job.
Prices on the menu are absurdly high for what amounts to aged Prime-graded corn fed beef you can get at any decent butcher in town. I would expect an aged, grass-fed, Arizona raised steak from The Meat Shop to garner these sort of prices, but not meat that was trucked in from a few states away.
My girlfriend got a Porterhouse, which was cooked to a perfect med-rare as requested. It was pretty good, but not out of this world. I wasn't too inspired by their turf offerings, so I got the tuna. I will say it was one of the greatest pieces of tuna I've ever had. Sushi-grade and then some. Exquisite, I wish I could find a fish monger in town with cuts this incredibly fresh and high quality.
Our voucher barely covered one of our meals/drinks, so I will say be prepared to open your wallet wide. It was a good meal, but not worthy of the price. I loved the tuna, but not enough to make a trip back again.
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