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| - This place was definitely packed on a Friday night but somehow we were able to score seats at the bar. Bartenders were great; Manhattan was on point (with good cherry!). Shared the brussel sprouts, which were great and the preserved lemon aioli was a great pairing and had a really nice presentation.
also, at bartender's suggestion, tried the bacon candy. was a little apprehensive as I'm not always on the pork belly bandwagon--sometimes it is just too fatty and, well, just grosses me out. but this one was great. it was cooked SO well so it had some crunch, some chewiness (in a good way) and some, I don't know, denseness? just delicious. the miso caramel sauce was a great combo of sweet and savory.
So why 4 stars instead of 5? it was a tough decision, as far as Yelp goes :) and maybe I am being too critical but...here goes:
there was a lot of cilantro on the bacon candy, which was good. But a lot of it was mostly long stems, or long stems with one leaf, so I found myself picking the leaves off and putting the stems to the side. Did I have to do this? probably not, but did it make the dish a lot better, to me? yep. also, and i know it's because it is a "hot spot" and whatever else, but I felt the bar area was sort of chaotic (NOT behind the bar; bartenders were great) and could have been a bit better managed so as not to be constantly jostled by other patrons and servers (whose way everyone was certainly in) :)
I would definitely go back though and look forward to trying the other spots in this group.
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