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| - Actually, 3.5 stars, but that's not possible. $50 restaurant.com coupon ($100 minimum spend) brought us her. I have been to Fleur de lys in SF and LOVED it - beautiful setting; beautiful experience. This place is drop-dead gorgeous. Aside: what's up with the painting of the partially be-headed Vegas bimbo? Was it ironic juxtaposition in such a "fancy" place? Not quite sure about that one... Anyway, space is pretty to look at, but the service is only so-so, and the food was a bit uneven in execution. Overall, this place was good, but not great. The food:
* Onion soup shooters - rich, creamy, sublime! No idea how they squeezed so much flavor out of something as simple and humble as an onion. Knock-out!
* Tuna taco - perfectly executed and delicious, but a bit of a let-down after the onion soup shooters.
* Roasted duck - easily one of the best duck dishes I've ever had. The daikon accompanying it was expert and just under being "too" salty - perfection. Husband said it tasted like a teriyaki gummy bear, but that's another story...Loved it!
* Polenta w/ corn - rich, creamy, and the perfect foil for the duck.
* Wagyu burger - can we just call a time-out on the Kobe burgers? I'm officially over this over-priced, over-hyped menu item. Part of the problem was that it was on the wrong side of "medium" - overcooked and dry. Should have asked for medium rare, but shouldn't an attentive waiter gently corrected my husband when he asked for it medium? They have in the past. In any case, this was the main reason for the 3 instead of 4-star. Also, the "pomme frites" that seemed to be roasted fingerlings cut in half. Fine, but not pomme frites.
* Cheesecake - delicious and expertly plated. Nice way to end the evening.
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