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| - Decent but not great.
Went here on a Thursday night. Heard a lot about this place, mostly positive things about the food and the star power. We were absolutely famish when we got there.
As a starter, we got the rock shrimp. Fittingly, the shrimp came in a popcorn carton. Because it was exactly like popcorn shrimp, in a bad way. Comes with two dipping sauce, one mayo base and the other was Sriracha based. Nice kick with the Sriracha but it was still popcorn shrimp. Nothing special.
For our main dish, we had the couple's 40oz bone-in ribeye that comes with twice baked potato. Got a side of cream spinach bruelee. Also, one order of the Kobe burger.
If you didn't know, 40oz is a lot of meat. Even though we came famish, by the end, we were completely stuffed. The server told us, their steaks were wet-aged which by definition is inferior to dry-aged. And you know what, you can taste the difference. The ribeye was good but not spectacular. Even though we order med-rare, it wasn't as juicy and tender as it could be. The flavor was lacking as well. The steak does come with a gravy, so that helps.
Twice baked potato was decent and the cream spinach was nice with the caramelize crust.
My boy had the Kobe burger. Unfortunately, he likes his beef well done, so the Kobe tasted like crap. Also, his fries were very dry. A disappointing dish.
Cold light Pinot Noir, meh.
Service was spotty. When the main server did tend to us, nice and friendly. But I thought he was unattentive at times. He could have checked on us more often. I thought the water boy took better care of us than the main server. When we inquire about getting passes to Ghostbar, the water boy was the one that assure us we can get it despite initial hesitation from the server. Eventually, he did gave us passes to Ghostbar.
In comparison, I thought Craftsteak is better.
Overall, more hype than substance. The attraction is more trendiness than quality food. Is it worth a stop to see what the fuss is about, sure. But as long as you don't come with high expectations, you'll be fine.
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