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| - Okay so I just have to say that I was bummed to hear that Verde closed, but it turns out that it actually just turned into Prairie!
I visited Prairie last night and although it was generally a place I would recommend, there were a few things that made me miss Verde.
Hits:
-Vegetarian options!
-The flavors of all of the savory dishes were amazing and the lil' mule I had was also delicious (but also seemed smaller than expected.) It was cheaper than the usual mule, but proportionately smaller in size. I had a vegetarian noodle and sausage dish that resembled a more refined, delicious stroganoff. We also had a beer cheese dip that was devoured.
-Service was really good and the staff seemed to be knowledgable about their new menus.
-Restaurant has a cool atmosphere and vibe without feeling too stuffy or inaccessible.
Misses:
-Most importantly- the carrot cake with yogurt icing tasted like carrot cake with butter icing. Massive amounts of butter flavored icing. I was so excited to see this huge piece of cake coming to our table, but boy was I sad and disappointed to taste butter instead of frosting. I think it's supposed to be frosting, but it tastes like what I would imagine a buttercream with almost no sugar would taste like. Everything about that slice was great (the cake itself, the orange glaze, the size, etc) besides the butter that it was slathered in.
-The beer cheese dip was also runny and hard to eat because it's served in a bread bowl that you have to cut or tear apart in order to dip the bread in the cheese.
Overall, the restaurant was comfortable and visually appealing, had great service, generally good food, but I honesty don't know when I'll be back again.
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