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| - I was excited to find that Carmon's was moving into French Cuisine. Not long after opening, a friend and I tried the restaurant to mixed reviews.
First, the cocktails we tried were amazing. Delicious, well prepared, and prompt. The fried chick peas were delightful, and the appetizers (the sausage and the Frisee Salad) were perfect.
We both tried the Cassoulet and, sadly, it was anything but Cassoulet.
French Cassoulet is a bean stew which generally contains beans in a tomato sauce, pork, duck and sausage. However, the Cassoulet at this restaurant had a tablespoon, at most, of bean mixture, and mostly meat. While the meat had a nice taste, it was rather greasy, and the dish left me wanting something other than greasy meat product. For about $20.00 per person, I think it was a waste of money for this dish.
Overall, the service was great, the food was going in the right direction, but the lack of understanding for traditional French dishes was a little concerning.
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