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| - It was our wedding anniversary and although I really didn't want to stand in line to order my food, Hubby selected the restaurant and I agreed to it. This was not our first visit but each one has been consistently good. While waiting in line I watched the brick oven pizzas being made and asked which variety was being assembled since I liked the ingredients - thin crust with parmesan, mozzarella, bacon, chicken all baked in the hot brick oven and then topped with arugula when it came out - on the menu it is the White pizza, one of the more popular ones. Still waiting in line to order, I watched the salads being assembled. Again I asked which one was being prepared - chopped kale, chopped cabbage, jicama, a liberal dusting of finely grated cheese (which turned out to be cotija), dried chopped apricots, corn and then something that was clear yet hard and then broken into the salad (which turned out to be pumpkin seed brittle) - doh, that must be the chopped salad! When it was served and I took a forkful, there was some heat in the dressing. I found out that Chef adds a bit of cayenne to it - just enough to pique your taste buds but not so much that it numbs it. Hubby had the baby back ribs which came with coleslaw and fingerling potatoes. There were enough ribs for two servings. I found my pizza and salad were both light enough and the right combination that I finished both. Hubby needed a takeout box for his ribs though. The waitstaff is very friendly and Chef goes around from table to table greeting all the guests. He's done that everytime we've been and I find that to be very welcoming and personable. Not seeing that we had any dessert, he asked if we had ordered one yet. No, I said, but welcome any recommendations since this was our wedding anniversary. He congratulated us and insisted that we have the coconut cream pie - on the house. Hubby and I shared the large slice that Chef brought to the table and it was delicious. So while I still don't like having to stand in line to order, the atmosphere and the friendliness of the Chef as he makes his rounds made it an enjoyable evening. And as we were leaving , one of the waitstaff also congratulated us on our wedding anniversary. How nice was that!
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