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| - My husband and I visited 131 Main on a Friday night. The management team would do wisely to start seating people closer to the front of the restaurant - there were plenty of people and a lively (though not too lively) atmosphere, but there was no way for us to know that walking in because everyone was seated in the back near the kitchen (and this is a big restaurant where you can't see through to the back very easily). I know that makes for easier work on the waiters to be closer to the kitchen, but it also meant that my husband and I did not actually eat here until our 3rd time walking in the door when we were desparate for a table anywhere. Lo and behold, we find out that this is a great restaurant with awesome food and other dedicated fans. So if you walk in and are concerned that you are the only people there, don't worry, you aren't. You will likely be seated with everyone else in the back. But, service was great.
Regarding the food, it was mostly excellent. I would say that beef is better than fish at 131 Main, though both were good. My husband's side of rice pilaf was a bit of a let down in that it was trying too hard - everything else was on point. You MUST get the cornbread appetizer. You will look at the menu and say "Really, $8 for cornbread?!" Yes, it is VERY worth $8. It's a customer favorite, and now we love it too.
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