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| - For some reason when I hear that a restaurant is owned by a television personality I start to prepare myself for a disappointing experience. I don't know where it comes from ( *coughs* Giadas *cough*) but I feel like it will be all hype and not flavor. Then the trepidation sinks in.
I walked up to the front of the restaurant which is stunning. There is a glass wall with these metal figures in a wave formation. They are blowing fire out the sides and it makes for a flashy sign. This is a photo opportunity for sure. If there so happens to be a line it will wrap around this so you will have plenty of time to get your selfies in.
When we were sat I had a very attentive waiter. He kept everything prompt and didn't make me feel like another table which is usually the case with most waiters. i realize you are turning tables but I would like to go to a restaurant that has all this hype and also enjoy my experience, just not the food.
We started the meal with the truffle fries. Why? Because truffle anything is delicious and if you fail at that I will deduct a star automatically. This was not one of those cases. In fact, it was one of the best truffle fries I have ever had. Scratch that, lets make it the best truffle fries that I have ever had. The reason why is the sauce it came with for you to dip in it. It had some kind of curry ketchup which wasn't anything special. I don't even remember what it taste like. Anyways, the star player was the truffle aioli. I would put this shit on everything if I could get my hands on it. But unfortunately we live in an unforgiving bitter world, so ill just have to travel in order to eat an aioli. Get this as a starter, shit, get two.
We also got these jalapeƱo poppers that were really good. JalapeƱos to me are sort of a Russian roulette ingredient when its raw. Let me explain, if its fresh the pepper can have different degrees of heat from other of the same pepper. I seem to have gotten the hottest one because my mouth was on fire. Everyone else in my party that had one acted as if they at a bell pepper. Im addicted to heat but I could swear they gave me a habenero instead. So be warned.
Now to the burger itself, I got the uber cheese burger. It was good but I quickly regretted my order when I tried my friends farm burger. OMG, so much better than a boring cheese burger. This was one of the most flavorful burgers Ive had in awhile. The yolk dripping on all the bacon and ingredients filled me with envy. Get this burger and avoid the cheese burger. Thats what I get for going the basic route. Never again.
Finally dessert, STICKY TOFFEE PUDDING. This dessert made chocolate taste like shit. This was so delicious and its crazy how good it is. The mystery ingredient in it is dates and the sauce has whiskey in it. Two things LOATHE, but put it in this dessert and it becomes the best dessert I have ever had.... point blank... period.... end of story. Found a copycat recipe online and have been making it every week now.
Completely addicted.
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