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3 stars service
5 stars food
I'm going to start off by complaining a bit: Having wandered by and seen the place, we were intrigued. We stopped in to ask about getting a table, and were told it's impossible on a Friday without a reservation. We checked out the reviews later (here and elsewhere) and decided we had to try it out.
A week later, my brother came through town - here was our opportunity. I called late afternoon on a Tuesday to make a reservation. No tables available until 9 o'clock - unless we wouldn't mind sitting in the bar. Then they could accommodate us at 7:15. No problem - we'd been in and seen the tall bar tables upfront by the windows. It was almost better.
But when we arrived, we weren't seated in the bar. We were seated AT the bar. Not really cool at all. If there's no table, say so outright, Market people.
That out of the way, the food was as good as it gets. Market deserves to be packed every night, and cuisine-wise, deserves every rave review they've received. Both the pork and shellfish (for two) and the Angus beef were perfection.
The craft beer selection is great, and the wine list, while limited, has a good selection for food pairing.
The decor is a bit sterile in that modernist way, but reasonably nice. The plastic bucket chairs don't look very comfortable, but given that we didn't actually get to sit in them, that's conjecture.
Service wasn't bad, but wasn't great either - though the bartender is a very personable guy, and kept our glasses full.
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