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| - What makes me feel better about being another year older? Perfectly cooked beets in a mustard cream sauce. Thanks, Tuck Shop.
I had attempted to eat here a few weeks previously, but, unbeknownst to me, it was the Coronado Historic District Neighborhood Festival-- and the regretful host informed us the wait was an hour and a half. The courteousness of the host, the brief peek I had of the interior that night, and a quick scan of their menu online when we got home secured it as a top choice for my birthday dinner, and by making my reservation for 12 a week in advance, we were in!
Because there were so many of us, we were able to order quite a few dishes and trade around-- a practice that the waiter had greatly encouraged when we ordered by saying the dishes were served 'family-style' and meant for sharing. For that descriptor, I expected bigger portions, but they turned out to be closer to a sizing I generally prefer-- moderate. The quality was excellent, well-chosen flavor pairings, and everything had that great homemade quality-- nothing came out cookie-cutter style. I was very interested in the cheese and chorizo stuffed Medjools, but as I'm a vegetarian-- I opted for the Fontina & Pear Panini plate. We even received an interesting tip from our waiter while gorging on the slab of chocolate decadence we ordered for dessert-- bleu cheese to break the palette and offset the sweetness. Not bad, definitely for the adventurer.
The only thing I would have passed on was the cookie dough ball parting taster. Their presentation was lovely, four or five little dough balls drizzled in chocolate-- though in the end, I've had better raw cookie dough (I've been spoiled by Wanda's Magical Cookie Dough from Sack's for 6 years now) and it didn't quite live up to the rest of the fare. But hell-- they were free.
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