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| - Meat and cheese and wine, oh my! Customshop is the place the hubs and I will visit for a hefty serving of all of the above. While we've had a full meal here, I think they shine with their appetizers and wine selections. Their meat and cheese boards as well as their crudo, are fantastic. If you're a Kobe beef fan, their carpaccio is very good, too. The menu items are definitely not cheap, but I'm ok with that because of their local focus and quality.
I know that they update their menu with seasonal (and usually local) offerings and each app has been delicious. Definitely ask your server or bartender about wine and cheese/meat pairings. The servers are certainly educated and each one has been very friendly. Their bartenders are also very talented - I had the most amazing Blood Orange martini that the bartender made off the cuff.
Inside Customshop is, as Veronica O. says, a great dark bistro. It's definitely got some mood lighting, dark wood booths and a plethora of candles. Romantico!
On a few side notes, I've also been there for brunch and I wasn't overly impressed. I had their brioche french toast with marscapone and it was lacking in the marscapone department. Major bummer for a cheese and sweet lover like myself.
Also, I think this restaurant was really hurting the past year due to all of the construction on Elizabeth Ave. - now that the trolley work is done, I'm really hoping they pick back up. I'll definitely head back over to Customshop for a martini and a big slab of proscuitto and cheese.
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