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| - We went to this restaurant for a belated Valentine's day dinner, to try something different from one of our go-to special occasion restaurants, and it was a fantastic experience. It's very "different," but in the best way possible. The atmosphere is a mix of classic dining with hipster flair, the kind of restaurant where you feel like you want to wear your Sunday best while your tatted-up waiter wears jeans and a rolled up t-shirt (which, in retrospect, is kind of redundant with the whole hipster description, but I digress). It is pricey, but the food is well worth it. I will say that they had a very busy weekend, so when we went, they had sold out of steak, which I hear is something they're known for. We aren't big steak people, so it didn't effect us, but if that was your primary reason in going, I could see how that might have been a bit disappointing. We had the Sunday supper pasta and the pork shank. The pork was amazing... a sweet-sour kind of thing going on, with all of the comfort of a slow braise. Total winner. For dessert we shared the olive oil chocolate cake, which you can probably find referenced in 95% of the reviews of this restaurant, because it is *$%*$^* amazing, and more than shareable. The cocktails, also, were fantastic (I highly recommend the rye and shine...the combination of rye, orange, and cold brew is one I've started to see on a lot of menus lately, and the Whitfield does it exceptionally well). Friendly service, comfortable atmosphere, great food. I'm stingy with 5-star reviews, but this gets it for me. Can't wait to go back to try the brunch. Oh, and I second the reviews that say get reservations. It isn't a huge restaurant, and it gets pretty busy.
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