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| - I took my boyfriend here for a birthday dinner and it did not disappoint! We had a lot of fun picking snacks from the bar menu and a couple of appetizers to try before going in on dinner. From the bar menu, we tried the pickled & deviled eggs, and the duck fat kettle corn.
The eggs came as 3 servings of each type of egg (6 egg "halves") and were a great starter! The deviled eggs were pretty mustard-y, so the taste is a bit sharper than what I am used to, but still good!
The duck fat kettle corn was SUPER tasty! It still had the sweetness & crunch of kettle corn, but there was a hint of that rich duck flavor. A good snack that comes out quickly (served in a mug) and can be munched on throughout the meal!
For appetizers, we got the French onion soup and a lamb plate. The French onion was decent - it didn't have the cheese over top like we were hoping, but there was a giant crouton to compensate. Boyfriend has a low tolerance for Parmesan cheese, so I ended up eating most of the soup. The lamb small plate was very tasty - toasted bread, olives, onions, thin slices of lamb, and what seemed to be a light butter spread.
For entrees, I got the smoked cod and he got the duck (he's a big fan!). The smoked cod was very good - potatoes, greens, fish - very well balanced! There was a very sharp lemon salsa on top that tasted like lemon peel; on its own was intense, but tasty with the fish! Overall a lot of very strong flavors on the plate (citrus, smoked fish, butter greens, and a sharp, smoky sauce). The duck was a lot more mellow. It came with beets which gave everything a very pretty color as well! The duck was cooked well and not too oily, so that was great!
For dessert, we shared the lemon sundae with coffee. The dessert was really tasty, although I will admit that when we saw "sundae", we expected more ice cream than a small scoop. The bowl it was in had a great almond flavor and the dulce de Leche was tasty. Coffee was a great pairing :)
I had made the reservation with a note about celebrating a birthday, but neglected to mention it to the server when we sat down, so I can't report on what kind of birthday things they may do. However, it was pretty busy that night, and the server was great and attentive! A very nice place that we'll be adding to our list for special occasions!
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