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| - Like Molly mentioned earlier, I hadn't even thought to go to Customshop until the Living Social Deal pretty much forced me to buy the coupon and give it a shot!
The place is relatively small, so you should make reservations early if you want a "normal" dinner time. 5 days in advance, I was able to reserve a table at 8:30pm. We arrived 30 minutes early (movie got out sooner than expected) and were promptly seated, despite the time discrepancy. The hostess was very nice about it and lessened my awkward feeling about being so early. Fortunately, they do have a small bar in case you're early and a table isn't available.
The ambiance of Customshop is wonderful. It's just small enough to feel cozy and the candles throughout bring a warm feeling to an otherwise stark building. It also has this great quality to it where EVERY table was full the night we were there, but it never felt crowded or loud.
They start you off with some delicious, soft bread drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with freshly cracked pepper. I wished the bread was "crustier", but all-in-all, it was really good. Our water glasses were always full and the initial pour of wine was quite a pour!
For dinner, I had the pumpkin gnocchi in brown butter and sage and the BF has the scallops on mushrooms and a pumpkin sauce. My gnocchi was incredible. Perfectly cooked and nicely spiced. The sauce was great also. I typically cannot stand seafood; however, the scallops were perfection. Soft and buttery, yet light and creamy. The pumpkin sauce they were atop was also perfect. Nicely seasoned but the flavor of the pumpkin still came through.
Customshop knows what's up. The food is great, the ambiance is fantastic and the service is about as good as it gets. If you have a Living Social coupon, go ASAP! You will not be disappointed! If you don't, go ASAP! You will not be disappointed!
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