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| - I've been to StripSteak before, and have enjoyed their steaks, so I thought I'd try something different this time. I had a gift certificate from restaurant.com, so that helped on the bill a bit.
For Christmas night, it was surprisingly busy. There was no special menu offered. I will say, the set up in the restaurant is a little crowded. We couldn't help hearing the couple seated next to us bicker drunkenly, and were amused (and horrified) when the woman picked up her steak bone and proceeded to gnaw on it. The music playing in the background was also a bit strange. At first, we thought it was coming from elsewhere, but no, it was within the restaurant. A mixture of club/pop/hip hop, which I didn't mind, but thought it odd for an upscale restaurant. It wasn't playing loudly, however.
As always, the duck fat fries were delicious. I could eat them all day! The sauces were a nice compliment as well. I ordered the scallops and a lobster tail, and we ordered the truffle mac and cheese as a side. The scallops were cooked perfectly and a nice size (4 of them), and the lobster tail was tasty as well. I found the sauce to be a bit oily, however. The mac & cheese was also very good, but it too seemed a bit oily.
Service was pretty good, leisurely pace, but they did forget to refill my iced tea, even after I requested another. Small glitch, but I did notice.
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