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| - I feel as though I need to start this off by saying I had never been to the old Avenue. Driven past it many times, yes. Heard great tales about it, yes. Actually stopped by, nope! I'll blame this on my West-side tendencies. Anyway...
I think the "new" Avenue is great! I love the interior. Sleek and Mod, with beautiful finishes!
My date and I went on a Saturday night, without a reservation. We were told the wait was 30 minutes and it was suggested that we grab a drink at the bar. My date grabbed a seat on the long, low banquettes in the front of the bar (a really nice place to wait), and I bellied on up to the "bubble up bar". This was my only point of (minor) disappointment with Avenue. It took quite a while to get drinks. I get it though, Saturday night = prime bar time! But even when someone did take my order, it was quite a wait before she got around to making my drink, and I watched her make several for other customers. I was actually surprised she remembered what I ordered after all that! For such a long bar, and the need to make drinks for seated tables as well as bar customers, it seemed like they could have used one or two more staff members behind it. But hey, a minor issue, really. I was probably just thirsty.
The drinks though, they were tasty. My date went with the Sparkling Negroni ($9) and I tried the Spicy Grapefruit Fizz (Also $9, but... muddled jalapeno!). Both were flavorful and strong.
After we were seated at our table (a cute comfortable very round spot at the back of the restaurant) we perused the menu and I have to say, everything sounded pretty good. So, we decided to go with what our waitress referred to as a "parade" of their shareable items.
My date, feeling somewhat adventurous was craving the fresh oysters and beef carpaccio. I didn't eat them (not my thing) but he reported they were good.
We split an order of walleye fingers, which were tasty. Two crispy breaded cuts of walleye paired with a shaved brussels sprouts salad, a grilled? lemon and house-made tartar sauce. Standard fare for Wisconsin, and Avenue delivered.
We also had the short rib, white cheddar "croquettes". These should probably be renamed "arancini". The difference being: arancini are made with rice whereas croquettes are made with smooth mashed potatoes. These were indeed mrice balls filled with meat, which left me a bit disappointed because I was expecting a different texture. That being said, the short rib meat inside was delicious, as was the tomato sauce they were served with. I didn't taste much of the cheddar, which I think may have just been grated on top.
As silly as this is, perhaps my favorite item was the dish of fried pickle chips. YUM! Well seasoned, but not TOO salty. Not at all soggy, like some are. And the green goddess sauce on the side... perfect! What can I say, I love a good fried pickle.
Overall, a nice experience and I look forward to going back!
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