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| - My boyfriend and I ate here on a Sunday night and use our restaurant.com certificate. It was surprisingly busy.
Ambience:
The restaurant was nicely decorated. I liked the large chairs with arms as opposed to regular dining chairs. Lighting was very dark. I did like the projector near the bar area playing movies like "Weekend at Bernie's" and "Top Gun".
Service:
The hosts and waitstaff are all friendly. For an expensive restaurant, I didn't get a stuck-up or stuffy feeling.
And now for the food:
I loved how they serve pretzel rolls as opposed to regular bread rolls. The butter that accompanied them had a hint of mustard to compliment the pretzels. The mustard flavor was so subtle that my mustard-hating boyfriend didn't mind it.
Appetizer: Rice Cracker Tuna with spicy blood orange-lime aioli.
It was intriguing and the waiter's suggestion sealed the deal. It was delicious. The crispy coating around the sliced pieces of ahi tuna was just right and the aioli flavor complimented the tuna very well.
Entree: Bone-in 18oz ribeye
My favorite cut of meat. So flavorfull. And the seasoning on it was minimally perfect enough to supplement the steak, but not overpower the natural flavor.
Sides:
Mashed potato trio (lobster, truffle, rosemary-parmesan)
I love mashed potatoes and have never tasted mashed potatoes like these. The lobster batch had pieces of lobster mixed in and had a good lobster flavor. The truffle mashed potatoes had a very strong and pungent aroma and flavor. The bf didn't like it, but I felt it was still pretty tasty. The rosemary-parmesan had a less intense flavor, but still very delicious.
Mac and Cheese with 4 cheeses, smoked bacon and sauteed onion
I liked the use of penne pasta as the noodle, and the flavors were good. Just not a standout macaroni and cheese.
Cocktails:
Rita Me 120
Tequila, pomegranate, citronage, and agave-lime juice. A very tasty mix.
Sweet Tea
I don't remember the exact name, but it tasted just like sweet tea. Mmm.
Dessert:
Molten Chocolate Sundae with dulce de leche ice cream
The name and the description is very deceiving. We had to clarify with the waiter, who described it as a brownie/souflee with a chocolate liquid center. We ordered it and it came out and we discovered it was one of the lava cakes. Luckily, this is exactly the type of dessert we were craving, but it was misrepresented.
Overall, a very nice, delicious experience.
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