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| - Geez - I've been here 4-5 times over the years yet i haven't bored anyone with a review ?!?! Thanks to Philip, i tried their "buy 1 get 1 free " promo for locals. the key is, this applies only to the entree and not the rest of the meal ( drinks, apps, dessert, etc )
when i saw this promo it reminded me of The Soprano's episode when Artie had to advertise the "two-fers" to bring in new biz.
IT was a buddies b-day so i treated for dinner. probably not the smartest thing since he's a big martini drinker - he powered down 3 before the meal - he is a good friend but i'm here for the two-fer, i'm a frugal bastard !
he had the rib-eye, i went with the bacon -wrapped chilean sea bass tagine.
we started with the make-your-own salad - i still love that option - a laundry list of ingredients, you pick up to 10 - the key for me, the shaved slices of the Reggiano and the citrus cashews - love both; the salad/greens - who cares about the salad !
also did the fried app trio - i still don't like the lobster corndogs - at least the mustard has changed - it's not the overpowering grain mustard but more of an aioli with grain mustard, but the lobster is still overwhelmed by the sauce and the corn coating.
The bass - great, loved that the bacon blended well with the included beans and greens sitting below the bass. The steak - properly cooked, had a nice chimichurri styled sauce on top - tasty.
I was pleasantly surprised by Sea Blue - my last few visits were a little shaky - not sure if they have a new chef, new attitude, all i know is they've improved.
i think the locals are better off getting the winter tasting menu instead of the two-fer but that's only if they like the offerings in the winter menu.
Happy Eating !
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