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| - My husband and I have been working through our list of 20 places to eat in Cleveland in 2013, and we decided to check this one off of our list for our anniversary this past weekend. Being vegan, I was particularly happy to see that there were several options for me on the menu and it was the primary reason we decided to eat here.
The ambiance is modern and sleek, and the restaurant is very open with complete views to the kitchen and serving area. It has a totally different vibe than the only other Bruell restaurant we have eaten at - L'Albatross. The servers work as a team, so don't be alarmed when many different servers attend to you throughout your meal - at first, we were wondering why someone else had come to see about our drinks after our initial server, but then they explained that to us.
I started with the fried shishito peppers without the cheese on top, and while I have never eaten a plate of peppers before, the flavor of this was quite good. My husband also liked them. He had a basic salad (the name is not on the online menu and I cannot remember what it was called) that had eggplant, tomatoes, Parmesan, and a couple of other veggies.
For entrees, I had the eggplant stuffed tofu with caponeta, which was really tasty. It looked pretty, and let's be honest - even vegans will tell you that tofu doesn't always look so great sitting on the plate. My husband had truffled chicken breast and he liked it.
My husband had a beer, and I had the featured cocktail that was being prepared in honor of The Lion King - it was called the Mufasa, and tasted kind of like a watermelon mojito/margarita. It was incredibly strong and not enjoyable - I only had half and the rest went to waste. What a shame for a $10 cocktail! (I rarely drink, so this was a big deal for me!)
They surprised us at the end of our meal with a sorbet for our anniversary.
The location near the theaters was outstanding and so was the valet parking service. I would eat here again because of the vegan options, but I am not in a hurry to do so. As a whole, my husband and I enjoyed our experience at L'Albatross better.
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