Not Impressed!
We tried this relatively new restaurant after reading such great reviews and found that it was a big let down. We came in on a Saturday night only to find barely 1/3 of the restaurant filled. We started the evening by ordering some drinks. I got a dirty martini with blue cheese stuffed olives and my hubby got the B. Nektar Zombie Killer. His beer was good although for $5 it was half the size of a draft beer that you would get anywhere else. My drink was a different story. I enjoyed the stuffed olives but the rest of the drink which was stiff, tasted strange. I never tasted a dirty martini like that. I can't even pin point the taste. Strong but not enjoyable. So I slowly just sipped on it not to let it go to waste, which cost $9.
Moving on...we wanted to try their wings as we LOVE wings and rarely find fabulous ones around other then the one's we get at McCrann's in Elyria. To our surprise the Soy Chili Wings were good. Very moist and tender. Good but not spectacular great. This is where all the great points of our dinner stop with the exception of our service. Our waitress was great. No complaints here. Kuddos to her! I convinced my hubby to try the New Creation Farm Short Rib for $24 as so many people raved about it. Yes, it was tender as others mentioned but the sauce lacked in depth and flavor. He did like the micro greens. But that should not be the highlight of the dish. Sorry! I took a bite to taste and found it very fatty, again w/o much flavor. I ordered the Daugherty Roasted Foraged Mushrooms for $18 and while I really like mushrooms I did not like this dish. Besides the mushrooms, I have to say that I did not taste anything but A LOT of butter and the many sliced garlic pieces. No seasoning whatsoever! When our waitress came back to check on us I asked for some cheese and salt. She brought out some shredded Jack Cheese. Can't say this really helped. I would definitely recommend the chef add a cheese sauce to the dish or at least some more seasoning. At least some salt and pepper. I tried to finish my meal but by this time I really couldn't. I took it to go hoping I could revamp it the next day. When I attempted to eat the dish the next day I bit into a couple of mushrooms that tasted grainy. Almost as if they were not thoroughly washed. I had such high hopes for this place but can't see bringing myself back. I love to cook and if I try restaurants who's meals I know I can easily match if not better execute I can't see myself patronizing it.
For $85 which included a 20% tip (for our great waitress) I can not recommend trying this place.