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| - Bistro La Bon rates a solid four stars for service, food, presentation, and ambience... Don't let the location fool you. Just lock your car doors and hurry on in.
They're not open on Mondays, so, since my twins are at camp this week, we came in on Tuesday.
This place has tablecloths, cloth napkins, nice china, and relatively comfortable surroundings. They have four or five outdoor tables, and a surprisingly large indoor seating area, with a bar/lounge area near the entrance that looks pretty posh and comfy.
Waiters are polished and polite, attentive without being smothering. They're also very enthusiastic, to the point of almost gushing about the food and how good it is. They're trying hard.
The food IS good. Check out the menus in the photo section here. My wife and daughter and I sampled two small plates as appetizers, and devoured our three entrees. Entree portion sizes are just about right.
The hummus is good, although we are hummus lovers, so we've had better (but not often). The olive, pickle, edamame sampler was yummy!
They did a good job on everything else, too (see my photos). My wife thought the bok choy was a little salty, but my daughter liked it that way. I didn't try it.
The dill potatoes were very tasty. The Salmon was great, according to my wife. Pan Seared Branzino (European Sea Bass) was excellent. I have no idea what's in that sauce, but it's decadent!
The veggie sandwich looked great. I wish I had ordered that. My daughter could live to 100 if she keeps eating that stuff.
The few suggestions I have for these folks are to put some art on the walls and to put some interesting treatments on the (rest of the) windows. The views of the industrial neighborhood and the power lines outside aren't that attractive. A bit of carpet, or sound-deadening material on the floors, ceiling, or walls, is in order, too, if possible. The place was pretty loud, and there were only six or seven other occupied tables there when we were.
Those complaints are minor. All in all, this is a very nice restaurant. My daughter paid them her highest compliment: "I want my next boyfriend to bring me here." She's pretty picky, being a vegetarian AND lactose intolerant, and she found really satisfying choices here.
I concluded I need an excuse to come back here and hang with friends in the bar for a while. It just looked relaxing.
Take $20 to $35 per person, depending upon hunger and thirst for alcohol. I think it's worth it.
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