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| - If you're in for adventurous dining, I O'Noir is the place for you! The premise is simple enough: dining in the dark. And by dark I mean utter, complete, can't-see-your-hand-in-front-of-your-face dark. The sensory deprivation can be upsetting for some, but once you get used to it, the experience is truly fascinating! The front area of the restaurant is lit, and is where you place your orders. You're led back to the dark dining area by the wait staff, who explains how the process works.
We opted for the three-course menu (appetizer, entree, dessert), which was tasty and well-priced. Our waiter was friendly as was the host in the front area.
I would have given 5 stars, but they switched our appetizers, and we obviously didn't figure it out until after we started eating. The darkness made plate switching tricky...The dark dining room was also uncomfortably warm at the start of our meal, but it seemed to cool down eventually.
Immediately after our meal my mindset was "ok once, but probably never again", but as I tell friends and family about our experience, I would do this again, especially now that I know what it will be like!
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