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| - With all the great things I have heard about Salt, I was eager to try it. I have to say I was a bit disappointed, but overall it was still a good experience.
As others have mentioned, the communal dining concept is unique and can be fun. What isn't fun is how uncomfortable those seats are. You are essentially sitting on a block of wood. If you have a jacket with you, skip the coat rack and put it on your "chair" to save your butt some pain.
They have the menu, including drinks, written on a giant chalkboard on the wall. They also have individual menus which makes it a lot easier to review your options. Although the board is nice when you are eating your food and trying to figure out what ingredient or flavor you are tasting.
The wine and cocktails are on the pricey side averaging around $10 or more, but there is a nice variety and the wine and cocktail I sampled were quite tasty.
I ordered the steak tar tar as an appetizer. It had large pieces of olives which was different than I've had in tar tar before, but the flavor was excellent. Instead of an entree, I chose the risotto which was on their "seconds" menu. It was chock full of fall flavor and I really enjoyed it.
Without even ordering an entree, with tax and tip my meal was over $40, so be prepared to spend when you come here. That being said, the dishes are interesting and original, so it was worth the splurge.
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