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Came here with three buddies this past Saturday and we ended up getting seats in the lounge area. While I prefer the dining room, there wasn't much choice in the matter, since they were booked solid until 10pm. The lounge was nice, but the seats could use A LOT of improvement. My back and legs ached before we even received our entrees. Even a couple cocktails didn't numb the discomfort.
Comfort aside, the food and service were on the mark. We ordered five appetizers:
1. Fava bean salad - my wife didn't like it when she went last time, but this time one of my buddies actually enjoyed it. Go figure. But seriously, why pay $15 for a bean salad?!?
2. Big Eye Carpaccio - not bad, but it felt like such a waste of good tuna to be fixed up. I would have preferred it sashimi style, but that's just me.
3. Maple Glazed Pork Belly - just as yummy as it was the last time. And I again wish I had just ordered 4 of these for my entree. I would compare this to sweet, salty baconny goodness.
4. Kobe Sashimi - everyone on the table loved this we did two orders. Call me a purist, but I really would have liked less...flavor. Like the big eye, there were just too many flavors going on around such a great central ingredient. The sauce muted the beefy goodness. On the plus side, this was butter tender and really tasty.
We each had different cuts of meat, and everyone was happy with what they had. If I remember correctly, my friends ordered a filet, New York Strip and Illinois Rib Eye. I had the Nebraska Rib Eye. All steaks were ordered medium rare and all were perfectly cooked. My buddy who had the Illinois (bone in) Rib Eye and I swapped pieces and we both agreed the Nebraska was far and away superior in flavor and tenderness.
For sides, we only had the creamed spinach and pureed potatoes. The egg on the spinach could have been cut up better because the pieces were pretty huge (picking nits on that one, eh). The potatoes were really nothing special and were seriously lacking in flavor; maybe they just need to add some bacon to that thing.
I did order a bottle of Kaesler Avignon Syrah, which went waaaaay to fast. It felt like our server just wanted to empty the bottle out as quickly as possible. Maybe I'm just a pretentious wine snob, but I like to let the wine in my glass open up before pouring more. Is that too much to ask? Despite this perceived flaw in service, everyone was attentive, friendly and quick (maybe too quick?).
Actually, looking back on my previous review, I should have given CUT 5 stars for that visit because this time round it was a step down.
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