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| - Tuck Shop is one of those places I keep hearing about but never drive past- no wonder-Bin Laden could be wintering there. Its tucked away (haha) around Thomas, but is definitely part of this new movement of neighborhood joints that I love.
Small, beautifully designed, with plenty of parking- we chilled on a couch for a bit and then found a table. The menu is limited, but that's ok. I was with someone who keep kosher, which eliminated all but a few options (at the end of the meal, we mentioned this and were told that accommodations could have been made to any dish on the menu, shame on us for not asking earlier). Either way, dinner was awesome.
We started with Riesling, beets and crostini off the app menu. A whole head of garlic comes with the crostini...it was great. The roasted beets though were the true star...in a creamy mustard sauce, they were awesome. Dinner was a skirt steak, mashed potatoes and a blood orange salad. The salad was truly wonderful, with a great light dressing. The steak was good, but I have to say, what the Tuck Shop does with veggies really stands out. If I'd ordered without restriction, I'm sure I wouldn't have ordered them, and I'd have missed out. On a return visit, I might go just with veggies.
The service was really lovely- we had an entertaining and fun waiter who was around just enough. Food appeared quickly, was cleared invisibly, and we never had to look for him. He was a delight.
If I lived near Tuck Shop, I'd be there all the time.
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