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| - Went there last night, for a first date, and needless to say, it was interesting... not the kind of interesting where it was bad and you're trying to be nice. And the date, well that's another story...
I don't really like the decor. It's kind of got the Arizona cowboy/cowgirl thing going on which is cool, but I think that saddle ranch might have a better decorator guys.
Got a bottle of wine. It was the Cote de Nuits Villages - Louis Jadot. Great, earthy pinot noir - (was her choice) Im a hard liquor drinker myself... Anyways, our server corked, decantered (their decanters are awesome by the way) and poured. It's a good wine... I guess.
Started with the grilled squid & shrimp salad, and the chantrelle & fried egg salad. Instead of one for each of us we were on a sharing frenzy. More to try? Cool with me! Both were fantastic! If you ever go here and they still have it on their menu - Get them. The grilled squid was cut into easily edible pieces which was easy to maintain and not have to dislocate your jaw to eat. Which was a plus since not eating like a rattlesnake is a huge plus on a date. The date thing back again?... moving on...
Lemon used a lot in this and big pieces of fresh cracked pepper? Perfect.
The chantrelle and fried egg salad was a little too warn for my liking - I kind of expect a salad to be cold... maybe I was conditioned this way. That was just a little off, but it was still good. Popped the yolk, mixed it in, yum.
For dinner we did the Grilled Quail with creamy polenta, sauteed greens and fruit mostrada. Excellent. for the sides we did the braised endive, roasted turnips, and apples with the blue cheese and walnuts, and the spaghetti squash, sage-honey butter, and hazelnuts. These were perfect additions to the quail, wine, and atmos... ahh almost got me there. Im still lingering on the atmosphere.
That's why I'm doing the 4 - the atmosphere has to take it down by one star. After the remodel (if it ever happens, and it's better than it is now) I'll come back to this and update it. Service was good. Not extremely good, but also nothing to note in a bad sense either.
Overall, a nice white tablecloth, wine, good first date, kind of place to go. Dress accordingly!
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