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| - I visited Chinato tonight with some friends for a birthday celebration. We were seated quickly with a reservation for 10. The service was kind, despite having to serve a bunch of college students who may be clueless to how to behave at a restaurant they were very patient. The overall ambiance felt very much like L'Albatross. The candles, plates and even the bread tasted the same. The menu also did not look too creative. Which is why I gave it a three stars. It's a good average restaurant with an average selection of entree and wine list. Everything is pretty average.
Though enjoyed the wine I ordered (a Rosso from Sicily), I was not too impressed with my Chicken Leg entree.
I believe the quality and technique of dish should also reflect the price. The entree is pretty awesome if it only costs $12, but since it costs $17, I was not impressed due to how simple the dish already is. The chicken Leg was tender but really, it's hard for a restaurant to mess up chicken leg since it's one of the more tender part of a chicken. The bottom had a creamy mashed potatoes which reminded me of this other dish I had at Table 45 (I know! Sister restaurants!) My complaint was that the dish was kind of soggy. I'm not sure if it's because the chicken leg's water drooled out into the mashed potatoes or if it was intentional, but in any case, it made the overall presentation of the dish soggy. Almost like eating a thick soup with a chicken leg on top. Not to mention, I found a hair in my dish.
No, I did not send the dish back because I found a hair in my dish. It's just not very pleasant to find a human hair in a soggy plate of potatoes. My other friend ordered the sword fish said that she also found a hair in her food. That's not really okay.
Everyone else seem to think their food was good. Nothing special, so I think Chinato deserves a 3 star for food and a 4 star for service.
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