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| - Osso surprised us. We expected the place to be chic, modern and "bumpin" with the uhmm che uhmm che, which it was. However we expected it to be more separated between the lounge and the restaurant and more spacious. But smaller restaurants are more easily successful, so I'm not complaining. We also expected more italian menu, but it was more fusion.
We also went to restaurant week which is funny, because there are always people in restaurants who clearly don't usually go out to places like that and there was a cute older 60s couple gracefully putting up with the loud music and buttcheek fan blades (you'll see). My app of the blue crab on crostini was absolutely delicious- the highlight of the meal. Hubs had a risotto with short rib; a combo I wasn't a fan of nor the properly cooked al dente risotto (we're just accustomed to softer creamier risotto), though hubs liked it fine. We then had our entrees- sea bass with pumpkin lobster orzo which Melissa clearly liked but I thought was a swing and a miss. Tim had the osso pork shank which was OK, not great, as was the case with the lava cake. I've had better at home. However, my hazelnut bread pudding was inventive and delicious. Imagine the inside of a Belgian (hazelnut) praline in a bread pudding format. However, hubs didn't care for it.
One odd note; our waiter was nice enough to let us taste a wine before we ordered a bottle and it tasted nothing like the opened version.
The good service and environment definitely raises it a star for me, though I still prefer the food next door at Bask better.
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