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| - I usually go to Local Breeze for breakfast. This First Friday, we rode our bikes over for dinner. Our original destination was Cibo, but they were slammed. Plus, there was nowhere to lock up our bikes. We headed around the corner to Local Breeze, and were told there would be a 45 minute wait. Hey, at least they're bike-friendly! There were several empty tables. I asked about them, and was told "those are tables without servers."
We sat at one of those tables, grabbed the New Times, went to the bar for drinks, and waited. I'd say it was more like 20-30 minutes until we were seated. We ordered the firecracker shrimp appetizer, which we all loved. We sopped up as much of the flavorful sauce as possible with the included French bread. Our only complaint was the uneven number of shrimp...11. If there were 12, it would be evenly distributed to groups of 2, 3, 4, or 6...seems like a no-brainer. Two of us ordered the Ahi Tuna Salad, and one ordered the Ribeye with Gorgonzola. When our food arrived, the presentation was impressive. However, the actual food left a lot to be desired. My friend ordered her steak medium, and it was just too bloody for her taste. She finally decided to send it back. Our salads looked lovely, but the tuna was not at all seared. It was a little raw in the middle, with none of the savory goodness of a well-cooked piece of fish. While the greens were very fresh and tender, we both felt there was too much roasted red pepper on top of them. Roasted red pepper is a wonderful accent, but more is not necessarily better. The salad was supposed to come with a wasabi aioli, which we did not see anywhere on our plates. The cilantro lime dressing was fantastic. I would've been happier with less quantity and more quality.
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