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| - A dressy upscale steakhouse with good ambiance and a nice setting on the capitol square.
I had a martini, caesar salad and lobster bisque.
The martini was great!
The service was friendly, and the waitress raved about the caesar salad, so I tried it.
It was poor. It looked like Cisco Systems pre-chopped romaine, with generic dressing. It didn't taste very good, and it didn't look good. I like caesar salad, and there are many good caesar salads in town -- Lombardino's is outstanding, Tornado Room is great, Tempest is excellent, 43 North is good and unusual (grilled), etc. The Rare Steakhouse caesar doesn't come close to any of those. The chef should try one of those to see what the competition is offering.
Then the lobster bisque arrived, and I hate to be negative, but honestly, it was inedible. You would think that someone who works there would have tasted it and said "Uh, we really need a new recipe."
So, it's a nice setting to meet friends over a cocktail. If you want to eat, there are many better alternatives. Actually, I can't think of a worse alternative.
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