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| - From the nice looking patio to the spacious interior, I wanted to like my first time at 80th and Ivy. I had tried to make reservations for a table of three, calling a few times over a few days but there was no answer. When we got there, the patio was full but luckily there were quite a few tables open in the back area, next to the open kitchen (we managed to arrive right before the dinner rush, by 6:30, all of the tables were full). My French 75 was good, with the right amount of lemon, and though they were out of Rose for my friend's drink order, the waiter suggested a white wine instead. The rotisserie of juicy looking chicken was tempting us from the kitchen, but in the end, we ordered the duck two ways, the chicken silders, the fondue, and the tuna and watermelon salad. The food was just ok, not very much watermelon in the salad, not much flavour in the chicken, and the duck two ways was good but a bit dry. The fondue was decent, with a berry compote at the bottom that you had to dig for, but our issue was that we were only given bread and more bread to dip with. Where is the fruit, 80th and ivy? Show me the fruit!
Finally, to end this on a real whimper, the server was really attentive at first, when the dining room was not very full, but our waters stayed empty, our empty plates sat on the table, and we had to catch his eye a few times to order dessert once the place filled up.
Because of it's convenient location on 17th and the great space, I'm willing to try 80th and Ivy again, maybe some of their entrees next time, but for now, meh meh meh.
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