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| - I was excited to try BSBR! Friends and I chose it as our destination for an all-too-rare ladies' dinner on a recent weeknight. I arrived early and sat down at the bar to enjoy a cocktail and peruse the menu. I was charmed by the layout of the interior and looking forward to a lovely evening.
My cocktail experience basically summed up my impressions of the evening: the service was quite good and the drink was pleasing on the initial sip but was ultimately disappointing. I ordered the Cucumber Gimlet and, though tasty, it was much, much too sweet. The final sip made me pucker! To use a fine gin such as Hendrick's and to drown out the flavor with so much sugar is baffling to me!
The remainder of the meal was much the same: well-intentioned, but falling short in execution. Between the three of us, we ordered the shrimp and grits, the jambalaya, and the gumbo. A full compliment of Creole specialties! All came out looking appetizing, but proved to be overly large portions of salty, heavy food. It tasted pleasing in the first few bites, but as it cooled I was put off by the increasingly heavy feeling it gave me. I had to pack up and take home over 2/3 of what was served and was unable to stomach it at home either and it went to waste, I regret.
In hopes of a satisfying ending to the meal we shared an order of the creme brûlée to finish. Once again, we were found an overly large, overly sweet, unpalatable pablum that we were not inclined to finish. One in the group declined to even try a second bite.
As much as I was looking forward to this meal and as much as I hate to give it such a low rating, my experience left me underwhelmed and I would not be inclined to return to BSBR nor to recommend it to others. A charming design scheme/menu concept and polite service, to me, do not compensate for inelegant dishes.
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