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| - In Lakewood last evening for somber reasons (calling hours for a young man), we decided to search Yelp for a place nearby for dinner, found Sarita, made a reservation, drove over, and walked in. We were greeted promptly and warmly, and led to a table right next to the kitchen - noise from the kitchen was not a problem, but the general atmosphere is fairly noisy, and one particular diner two tables away from us was VERY loud throughout the meal (restaurants can't pick their patrons, though, so I simply counted this as free entertainment provided by someone who seems to have few private thoughts).
Our server was brilliant, telling us in detail about the numerous specials (all of which sounded scrumptious), and offering not only to answer questions, but to repeat any of the information, and then gave us a few minutes to ponder those and the regular menu items. He returned in good time, took our orders, brought us beverages and bread with butter.
The cornbread was HOTHOTHOT (the server cautioned us appropriately) and delicious, served with jalapeno butter (I want another skillet of that right now as I type this, and I make seriously good cornbread myself). That and a bowl of hot soup would have been perfect (making a note for next time).
My chicken francais was flavorful (mmm, capers), with just enough sauce, and the greens atop the chicken were fresh, with tomatoes, and thinly sliced fennel included. The risotto, though, was extremely salty; I tried another bite, and just couldn't handle it, so I left it.
We shared a pumpkin crème brulee for dessert. The flavor was fine, the texture was thick, and it was heavy - we would not order this again.
Note: The restroom (there seems to be only one) is ginormous; one could take a friend along - it is a one-seater with no stall or partition, though, so make sure it's a good friend.
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