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| - Let me lay this out for everyone... To start, I am a fan of raw foods, I have my limits, but I have gone on fun raw diets just for the Ayurvedic pleasure of it all. Sushi is my favorite food, and salads are a great friend. So when I heard a friend of mine had a coupon for this restaurant, Crudo, I jumped at the chance! Three of us decided to go.
Upon arriving to the restaurant/cafe portion of the building, there was no hostess stand so we just stood there for a minute until someone poked their head around and said "Oh, uhhh just have a seat anywhere..." and we sat outside since it was lovely last week. Then we waited for about five minutes for a server to come around. She was nice enough but seemed overwhelmed from the moment we came in although only two other tables arrived while we were there on a Thursday night... Not the best start.
The menu was explained to us very well, although she had to dash off and ask the chef a couple of questions in regards to the desserts for the evening when we asked... We also chose the 3 for $30 option. We decided on several menu items including an order of butterfish for each of us, then I got the tuna, and the squid ink risotto. My friends each got the seafood stew, and a mushroom/potato dish along with a fish I've never tried before, and a truffle/chicken heart something or other.
The butterfish came after about 20 minutes of waiting and was extremely tender and buttery. The only other place I've had it is at Roka Akor and it did rival it, which is impressive. I could have eaten three orders of that. The mushroom/potato dish is the second best out of what we had, and then we had the squid ink risotto, which is so black it stains your teeth-- and is absolutely amazing. I love risotto, squid ink sounds weird, but I was impressed. It added a slightly smoky flavor. The seafood stew was good, but the broth was the best part of it because the veggies were so "raw" that it made them a bit difficult to eat.
The courses were spaced out by about 30 minutes apiece which is difficult when you're feeling pretty hungers and there's not much there substantially in the meal. They don't believe in any sort of "filler foods" at the table or bring by anything in between like other restaurants of this nature sometimes offer. They have a small kitchen, though, so I suppose it's within their means. So, I give a 2 in terms of service, but a 4 in terms of tastiness level. I do think I would return if I am seriously craving some butterfish. :)
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