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| - After a long decision making process, my party decided to attend Fat Ox for Restaurant Week Spring 17. I mean, this is a big deal for us: we all consider ourselves foodies and are 'well-eaten' haha. Anyway, we arrived promptly for our reservation excited to try out the menu we had previously perused.
Immediately upon entering the door we got the impression from the hostesses that we were putting them out. The hostess at the desk looked me up and down, without a smile on her face, and gave a simple "Hello". I did not feel welcome at all though proceeded to give her the details of our reservation.
We received a similar reception by our waiter, particularly once we told him that we were there for Restaurant Week. After this, we were told they were out of the Hangar Steak, which several members of our 8 person party had already decided upon. They were not offering any substitutions for this item. I began to feel regretful about this choice of restaurant, especially since I had pushed for Fat Ox and made the reservation myself. For the remainder of the evening, service from the waiter was very slow. The waiter assistant, however, was actually very kind and on top of things.
On to the food. I ordered the Cavatelli as my appetizer. This was good except for the pieces of hen that were a bit chewy/grissly. The corn was a nice, sweet foil to the saltier pasta. The Jidori chicken was the star of the show, very flavorful and tender. The accompanying polenta was very creamy, and I appreciated the addition of the side sauces. I tried a friend's sea bass and was underwhelmed, as there was not much flavor.
I had the affogato for dessert, which was yummy, though more like espresso with a lot of thick whipped cream on top than a traditional affogato. It was served with a side doughnut dipped in a very rich dark chocolate.
Bottom Line: Even though the food was tasty, it did not make up for the way we were treated. Many restaurants, on RW and otherwise, have much better offerings for similar prices with much better service. We will not be back. Two stars.
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