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| - I'm debating between a one and a two star.
The food was...boring and poorly prepared. I ordered tomato soup and the "gourmet grilled cheese," after being assured it was vegetarian. I received a panini-pressed cheese sandwich with bacon on it, and a lukewarm cup of soup that could have easily been from a can.
The sandwich was pathetic. The cheese wasn't melted (I could count the number of slices on the sandwich). The tomato was tasteless. The bacon (while I didn't eat it) looked soggy and/or rubbery. The bread looked (and tasted) like cheap store-bought sandwich bread. I'm not sure what made it gourmet. Even if everything was right, it was still just a tomato, bacon, cheese sandwich. That's hardly gourmet. Hook me up with some fancy aioli, or maybe some garlic jelly, or something unusual if you're going to call it gourmet.
Also, a grilled cheese sandwich is different from a panini sandwich. A good grilled cheese has that buttery, crispy exterior. This was just ... bread. That tasted slightly grilled.
I only decided on the grilled cheese and soup because the other vegetarian options were not enticing. I don't know why restaurants convince themselves that a portobella, a garden burger, and/or a vegetarian pizza are the be-all end-all of vegetarian cuisine. And after eating those same entrees for years on end, paying through the nose at a place like Sharp Edge for the same old crappy portobella cap just isn't something I want to do.
The only saving grace of the evening was the super-pleasant server. She apologized profusely at the mix-up with the sandwich, and was prompt and friendly throughout the evening.
Short of it: I would not go back.
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