I was hesitant to eat here. More sad than scared. We were so in love with SeaSaw and such giant fans of Nobu; so it was bittersweet to hear that something good had opened in the former SeaSaw location.
But from the moment we were met by Pavle at the door, we got over the past and were ready to jump in. Enough has probably been said about the food, in more detail than I care to get into. But 2 things stand out:
1) my wife is the ribeye queen. you wouldn't know it to look at her, but she'll hork down a whole ribeye while i'm still on my first cut of my filet. well a new standard has been set. they source their beef from a farm in kansas called Creekstone Farms. it was the best ribeye she's ever tasted and she savored every bite. she's even gotten in touch with the farm to try to get some for home.
2) i don't eat vegetable pastas. ever. i know there are some very good vegetable pastas, but i just have this hangup about having at least some small amount of animal protein in my pasta. a little pancetta, seafood, whatever. that ended with the strozza preti (priest chokers) at FnB. not a scrap of meat in sight and it was fantastic. i nibbled slowly on every tender little noodle to drag out the experience.
FnB simply fires on all cylinders. From the initial greeting to the final sip, slurp or bite. Don't miss it.