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| - I dined at Fahrenheit with my family on a recent trip to Cleveland. We had a reservation, so we were seated quickly and were able to enjoy a table outside on a warm night. At first glance, I was underwhelmed with the atmosphere (plain interior, and the plastic chairs for the outdoor seating were uncomfortable on such a warm day), but I am impressed that restaurants of this type are able to thrive in Tremont. (Tremont was pretty dodgy when I moved away from Cleveland many years ago).
We were served promptly, and my server was very good about making accommodations for food allergies, though we felt a bit of pretension from the restaurant staff. Fortunately it did not detract from our enjoyment of the meal.
Now, for our food: my siblings started with the chicken spring rolls, which they seemed to enjoy, and I tried the speck bruschetta as a starter. The bruschetta was delicious, though a bit oily. For entrees, my brothers had the filet mignon and pork shank, while I ordered the pork tenderloin. When my brother's pork shank arrived at the table, I had instant buyer's remorse because his order looked *so* good, but upon tasting my meal, I was very pleased with my decision. The pork shank was extremely tender but a bit underseasoned for my tastes; the accompanying honey-mascarpone polenta was TDF, though. The filet and mashed potatoes were competently prepared and tasty as one would expect, but the real gem of the night was my coffee and mustard crusted pork tenderloin, on a bed of spinach and maple mashed sweet potatoes. The pork was tender, flavorful, and melded wonderfully with the spinach and sweet potato.
In addition to our food, we tried the house moscow mules (quite good), martinis and a bottle of wine. Bottles under $100 are 50% off on Mondays, which will give me an excuse to dine here again on a weeknight on my next trip to Cleveland.
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