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| - 3.5 Stars would be my actual rating...but I'm giving 4 because the service was great with both manager and chef stopping to check on us, and because the atmosphere was neighborhood cozy and convivial.
Food: We had the shortrib / gorgonzola polenta and lamp lolly appetizers. They were very good....the polenta a tad sweet for me, but hey, it's cornmeal. The lamb was served with lentils and cherries, which sounds odd but worked nicely. We both had the house salad with gorgonzola dressing and agreed it was delicious. For our entree's dude had New York strip steak au poive, and I had the crispy duck. He liked his steak but not the gristle running along the side. The potatoes and veggies were fresh and tasty. My duck was okay, a bit overdone, but mainly suffered from soggy skin. This has become my #1 restaurant pet peeve, crispy skin ruined with saucing. Please, stop!
Did you know there are 500 types of martini's in the world? Me neither. But there are, and they all reside here. Elements has a 5 page martini menu with creative titles as a John Hodgeman list of hobo names...though not so funny. Still, kind of silly, kind of fun, and HALF OFF during happy hour. Yea!
Who is John Hodgeman. and what list of hobo names, you ask? In the name of 'Niles Butterball', #80 on the list, I beseech you to get thee to a bookstore, NOW.
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