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| - I don't know who this chef is, but one of the girls from the conference was raving about him and this steakhouse. I don't eat beef so I ordered a salmon entree while she had the 8 oz. flat iron steak. Another girl had their scallop appetizer and we all shared the Italian buffalo mozzarella, potato puree, and baby spinach side dishes.
I have to admit that the potato puree was fantastic, especially when eaten with the garlic spinach. It was so smooth, creamy, and flavorful with a sprinkling of chives! The biffalo mozzarella was also delicious. The tapenade on top with hazelnuts complemented it well. My friend enjoyed her flat iron steak. She was in beef heaven! She also had a dark and stormy, which is some kind of cocktail with ginger beer. It reminded me of a moscow mule. My salmon dish was pretty good, but not spectacular. It was a pretty thick filet with a nice crust on a bed of swiss chard.
For dessert, we had the cinnamon monkey bread. I was so full, but did have a bite of the ice cream with caramel sauce. While the ice cream was tasty, the sauce was way too sweet! I couldn't handle anymore and didn't even bother to eat the cinnamon bread, which was drenched in the caramel sauce.
It's a very expensive restaurant with excellent service and a nice wine list. We were seated at a table that was perfect for people watching. My friends and I did notice the fairly large number of men that were there in groups. And they didn't look like bachelor party type guys either. They were older gentlemen in nice attire, drinking wine and enjoying their meat. Totally right up my friend's alley! I predict many outings to steakhouses in her future.
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