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| - We dined here on a Monday night. I've had The Gladly on my mind to visit since it opened so it seemed fitting to come here for our wedding anniversary. I made reservations through Open Table and noted that we would be celebrating our anniversary with them.
We had celebrated our last dating anniversary in this same building when Ruth's Chris occupied it. We and such an awesome experience so we thought it'd be kinda cool to come back. How different The Gladly is! The new tenants have shed the white linens and replaced it with a cool, modern vibe.
Upon arrival, I told the host we had made reservations at 7:30. We were led to a table almost immediately, which was nice.
I ordered the short ribs and my husband ordered the filet mignon. My short ribs were placed atop a bed of mashed sweet potatoes. The meat was topped with pickled corn and onions. The short ribs were cooked perfectly. It was tender and moist. However, it lacked a depth in flavor that I look for in a comfort food like short ribs. The sweet potato and corn relish accompaniment was a little overwhelming, and to me, the flavors in the dish just didn't marry.
My husband's filet mignon was outstanding! They served it on mashed potatoes and asparagus. The dish is then topped with bone marrow butter. How awesome does that sound?! The filet mignon I would return for!
For dessert, we had the lemon verbena bar with cream cheese and berry ice cream. I really liked it and the coffee we had with it was a good pairing.
Sadly, we were never greeted for our anniversary. I put it into the reservation details, but as it turns out they never checked us in! I got this email today from Open Table saying that we missed our reservation and they asked me to explain why. That's a little offensive, and though I understand the importance of this, I blame the host for this since I made it a point to tell him we had reservations. It's not the end of the world, but we could have gone anywhere for our special day, and yet we chose them! A simple acknowledgement would have been nice. We weren't expecting a dessert with happy anniversary scribbled in chocolate, although that would have been nice, too. :)
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