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| - I planned a date night for when I was home from work a couple weeks ago, and after wanting to go to Charcut for quite some time, we finally made a reservation and did it. We had an early reservation as we had tickets to a show after dinner. I had mentioned that when I called in to book it, and also mentioned that my fiancee was lactose intolerant, asking if they would allow menu changes.
We arrived and were promptly seated. Our server was Larae, and to our suprise she brought up the lactose allergy first thing and said they would make changes if necessary. I was a chef for 12 years, my fiancee was a cook for 6 years, we have gone out to eat a lot as well, and neither one of us had ever heard of or seen a server knowing that information ahead of being told at the table. Extra star for customer service, and we hadn't even gotten water yet!
We ordered our wine, appetizers and entrees. Sitting there waiting for our food we looked around and took in the decor and atmosphere. Our type of place for sure! Relaxed feeling, casual, had the sense that the food would match the ambiance. Our appetizers arrived and we were off to a good start. Simple, clean, unfussy presentation and ingredients. Chelsea ordered the house made pickles which included carrot, jalapeno, beets and pickling cucumber. They were quite spicy with flavours of pickling spice. I had a bite of each and had the jalapeno to myself. I ordered the "bread and melted cheese" what could possibly go wrong there? Turns out nothing. It arrived as described, warm brioche buns and a hot pot of melted cheese. Needless to say, I didn't share mine with my lactose intolerant fiancee, so I dipped away until there was nothing left, and it was amazing!
Entrees stole the show though! I had Bison brisket with wild boar bacon, served on creamy polenta and topped with sour cream. Oh....my.... The meat was so tender, no fat, so flavourful. Boar bacon, do I even need to describe how good boar bacon is? No. Moving on. The polenta was cooked perfectly. I am a bit of a polenta snob as many people think that cooking cornmeal is hard to screw up, but I have had my fair share of disappointing polenta. This hit the mark. Creamy, great texture and flavour. The bison cooking juices and sour cream brought everything together. An amazing meal.
Chelsea has the quarter roasted chicken and roasted potatoes cooked in bacon fat and topped with wild boar bacon. She loved the dish, and even brought another serving home when she couldn't finish it. The chicken was juicy and tender, not overcooked at all. I picked away at the bacon fat potatoes as well.
Overall an amazing meal, fantastic service, price was as I thought it would be, and worth every penny! We will be back!
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