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| - There's not much more I can add to Serena's and Rachel's reviews...except that I want to give it another try in a couple of weeks once they find their sea legs. I do have to give credit to our server who persisted (well, we persisted and he acquiesced) when the kitchen told us the risotto wasn't gluten-free. The server went back and asked the head chef who said of course it was!
The risotto was delicious although I didn't pick up much saffron and the rice didn't have that perfect risotto al dente tooth feel, it WAS creamy and delicious. Their sister restaurant, Nine on Nine, does a far better job with risotto....like I said, TOD is just finding their sea legs.
Speaking of sea, the lemon sole was the hit of the meal! Beautiful presentation with two big, beautiful shrimp perched atop beautiful lemon sole, perched atop a colorful display of julienned veggies, perched atop a mound of smooth creamy mashed potatoes. Delish!
The caprese salad was a miss....if you're doing caprese salad in the summer - and it should ONLY be done in the summer - use those beautiful local, never-refrigerated tomatoes from the farmers markets all over town! There's no excuse to substitute hard, flavorless tomatoes in a caprese salad. Ya hear me, TOD? It could have been stellar.
I enjoyed the eggplant, although I think I didn't really find the eggplant in the dish with all the cheese and sauce.....more eggplant in the dish, please.
I know TOD will iron out the opening wrinkles....hello, look at it's brother and sister restaurants....and will soon be earning five stars all over the place! I know you can do it TOD!
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