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| - Things started off a bit rocky when we arrived for our reservation and had to wait, even though there were several empty tables. Not such a huge deal, I used the restroom which was an odd experience as there was no mirror, a weird faucet/hand dryer combination and nowhere to hang a purse or sweater in the stall. The decor of the space was industrial and edgy, but made it very loud (a problem that persisted all evening).
Nonetheless, when we finally sat down and perused, we settled on ordering the rice cakes, the soup and grilled sardines (a special off the menu starter) as appetizers. Order the rice cakes if you can tolerate weird textures, I oddly found the things that looked like elongated gnocchi tasty despite their odd texture and having no idea what they were. The soup was ok, nothing to write home about, and the sardines which were served whole and had to be filleted by us at the table were pretty good.
For dinner, my table ordered the Halibut, Grouper, Chicken and Rigatoni. All three meats were impeccably cooked. There were two purees with the Halibut and I'll be honest, the eggplant puree was just plain gross. The rigatoni was delicious and the sweetbreads with it were seasoned well and are good if eating the thymus of an animal is your speed.
For dessert, we ordered the infamous chocolate mushroom dessert which I enjoyed immensely (I don't like mushrooms and still enjoyed this) and the sorbet, which was also quite tasty and very refreshing.
After our nearly 3 hours service (WAY TOO LONG for a Wednesday) I can say that I would go back, but in no rush. It's evident that each dish is creative and thought out well and everything is on the plate for a reason which I appreciate. Portions were nicely sized. However, the textures of many dishes were unusual. Several things were very good but there were a few that were kind of yucky. If I could, this would be a 3.5 stars..3 too harsh and 4 too generous.
Mom's Review: "I've been there. But the Cider was excellent!" (mom was not a huge fan)
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