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| - This isn't a review, per se (though I'm in complete agreement with all the positive reviews for the food) as much as a sweet story of our experience here on my second wedding anniversary with my wife.
Everything was going nicely, we were feeling adventurous with the charcuterie plate and enjoying our wine when the owner - looking sort of like Marc Maron with a longer goatee - came by to see how we were doing. As he was clearing our table, he accidentally spilled a glass of water on my wife. It was not that big of a deal, and I'm horribly embarrassed at making any kind of scene, anyway, so we all quickly recovered and continued with the evening. Fast forward to the end of the evening, and the owner had completely comped our meals. We thought this gesture was over-the-top, as everything about our night was otherwise excellent. Our server was sweet and funny, our various meats were cooked with special attention and our desserts were pretty darn delicious.
And as for over-the-top, as we made our exit (after dumping whatever cash we had on hand for a tip - we couldn't not pay anything), the owner saw us out and gave us each a hug as final apology for spilling the water. These were real hugs, too (I think our ears connected during my own special embrace) and so we left feeling better than when we came in. Not a bad evening.
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