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| - My only thing dropping this down from 5 starts is the price, which is a bit hefty being a Michael Symon restaurant. However, when we need to go out for a special occasion, this is always one of the first restaurants we think of, as the food is very good. The decor is similar to a typical BBQ joint, but more modernized and upscale.
The food here is excellent, although it is definitely pricey, and the portions are smaller (like at many chef's restaurants), this is worthy of visits for special events. The food is served with everything on one tray making it easy to share. There were 4 of us, so we got 4 meats and 4 sides. The meats were pork spare ribs, lamb ribs, brisket, and pork belly. All of the meats were outstanding, but I was particularly fond of the pork belly as unlike at many locations, the pork belly had more meat than fat. My overall favorite meat was the lamb ribs, something which I had never had before; but I always liked lamb, and in BBQ form, even better. The 4 sides we ordered were the greens, baked beans, spaetzle, and coleslaw. None of these particularly stood out to me, but I enjoyed all of them. My fiance really enjoyed the coleslaw.
The selections for adult beverages is also a strength here. Fair amount of craft beers, mostly from Ohio breweries, are on draft. The big thing here though is a lengthy bourbon/whiskey/scotch list. Personally I had the French Toast Manhattan which really impressed me. A lot of times, trying to add additional flavors takes away from the drink, but this one added nice flavor, but maintained the traditional taste of a Manhattan. My fiance that hates bourbon said how it smelled pretty good, almost enough to want to try it.
Definitely a little higher priced, but not too high that you need to get dressed up to come here. Good food, good drinks, definitely worthy of a visit.
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