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| - Before Fat Ox's much acclaimed open, I called for a reservation for my party of 8. A few days before our dinner, I personally went to the Fat Ox and requested the large table in the back room as it was quieter. I also told the hostess when she called to confirm my reservation that I wanted the back room. Arriving on time for our reservation, our party was given a table in the noisy bar area. Although they were able to give us a table that was located more in the dining room, it was not what I requested not once, not twice, but three times. We were off to a shaky start.
As far as the food...we were encouraged by our server to do a family style way of dining on the different courses. The four women of the group decided on our first course of a caeser salad. It was too lemony for my liking, as I enjoy more of a parmesan taste. The second course was the Casoncelli and Strozzapreti. As far as the family style of sharing, the four of us could have two tablespoons of Casoncelli (butternut squash) and two pasta noodles on the Strozzapreit (pasta and tomato sauch). Our entree that 3 of us split (one woman had the ligunine and clams, double portion as an entree) was the Skirt Steak Tagliata, which was presented pre sliced. We could each have two slices, one tablespoon of polenta and a two tablespoons of mushrooms. They were out of our requested tiramisu and comped us some other deserts.
The food is delicious; however the servers need to be clearer with their portion size. And to leave the restaurant feeling full, you will pay for that feeling. For the four of us, our caeser was $34, second course was $30 and the entrees were $38 and $36.
Will we come back? After the problem with the table, it's a bitter pill to swallow. But the food is delicious, but more managable if you go just as a couple portion-wise. ALso, if you are with a group, don't expect to hear anyone at the opposite end of the table. This place is busy and noisy.
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