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Its so close to home, and the patio is nice, and the servers were pleasant. Its charming, really and would be fine for drinks with friends, but the food really left me wanting more.
Somewhere (Chowhound?) I heard that the Polenta was great. We ordered it as an app. Teeny portion and covered, doused, actually in sauce. The sauce was that ubiquitous red pepper and feta puree that was big during the "California Fusion" trend of the 90s. So disappointing.
I had the smoked salmon pizza and a glass of wine. The pizza was OK. Just OK. The smoked salmon is from Kristapsons, which is local. It was amazing, but thats just one component of the dish. My sister had the pasta special which was mediocre as well. Just pasta, with sauce, absolutely nothing special about it... plus it also borrowed the feta and red peppers flavor combination (so un-inspired).
My partner had a meat dish, which one I can't remember. He said the meat was cooked nicely, but it was in the $20 range and the portion was tiny. I certainly advocate people eating less meat, but then they could have bulked the dish with more veg and potatoes. There was less than a cup of veg/potatoes on the plate. He was left hungry and had some of my pizza AND something once we got home.
FYI - it is no longer Cash Only! I paid with credit.
I will go again, but only for a drink on the patio. I found the food to be very unoriginal, not very exciting and kinda pricey for what you get.
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