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| - My longtime California friend Chris was in town for New Year's, so we met up on New Year's Eve Eve for lunch. Comme Ca, located in the chic Cosmopolitan Hotel, offers an amazing $20 prix fixe for lunch. Not bad for a David Myers restaurant.
Appetizer -
For the app, both of us opted for the Duck Confit "Cinnamon Roll". It was a cinnamon roll with savory pieces of duck confit rolled in, served in a mini cast iron dutch oven. On the side for garnish were two pieces of crisp pork belly -- holy shiznit, AMAZINGLY delicious!!! Beautiful presentation, absolutely delicious in my mouth. This portion was definitely on the larger side. So much, that I was concerned about whether I could fit anything else in...
Entrée -
Chris had the Grilled Salmon, which he said was tasty but nothing spectacular. It was a +$10 supplement, by the way too.
I had the Quiche Du Jour, which featured ham and roquefort. I love roquefort, but I felt that they crossed the line with integrating so MUCH of a pungent cheese in the quiche. Oh well, perhaps this is just a matter of personal preference. However, once again, it was another heaping portion! I swear, the quiche slice was 1/5 a pie, nearly a quarter of a pie. Very generous.
Dessert -
Chris had the Crème Brulee while I opted for the homemade profiteroles. They were filled with homemade ice creams - pistachio, honey, and vanilla bean. They were beautifully presented with spun sugar and drizzled with chocolate. I ate the ice cream but discarded the shells - I personally found them to be too chewy (perhaps due to the ice cream chilling the dough?). I think I would have preferred a cream filling versus the ice cream.
Service was superb. The uniforms are cute and not tacky.
Overall, mixed feelings. I felt as if the Appetizer was delicious, but the rest was just OK. I know it was just a $20 for the meal, but next time I'll probably opt to order just the Duck Confit and not do the prix fixe -- my money would be better well spent that way. Bummer!
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