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| - I'm not typically a fan of Restaurant Week reviews, because the experience is not the same as a typical meal...but here goes. We'd read a lot about 5Church and their RW menu looked to offer some of their standard menu items, so we booked it for fairly early on the first Saturday of Queen's Feast. We arrived about 30 minutes early to enjoy a drink at the bar. The bartenders were friendly and the drinks were delicious. I had the 5Church (lychee martini) and my husband had the New Fashioned. Before we knew it, our table on the third level was ready. The seating is interesting in that they have several different levels of small seating areas. From where we were seated you couldn't see the famous Art of War ceiling. I ordered the pork belly appetizer, wasabi crusted salmon, and smores cake. My husband had the tomato soup, hangar steak, and banana pudding. The tomato soup won the appetizer round, the guy at the table next to us even leaned over and commented on how good it was. The pork belly was good, but required a lesson from the waitress on how to best enjoy it. The wasabi crusted salmon was delicious, not too spicy at all, just a little bite to it. The bok choy and the miso emulsion under the fish was fantastic, and this coming from a non-miso lover. My husband enjoyed his hangar steak and horseradish mashed potatoes. The smores cake was the dessert we preferred, the "deconstructed" banana pudding was good too. All in all a delicious meal, and we'll be back to enjoy the full menu at some point soon. We're also excited to try the new restaurant this group is opening in South End sometime this fall. In this case, Restaurant Week served it's purpose and piqued our interest.
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