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| - Avenue B sits unassumingly on Centre Ave in Friendship and can be easy to miss if you're not looking for it- but you definitely should be. There is not much seating so a reservation is probably needed, especially on weekends, but this little bistro is the perfect environment for a casual date night, special occasion, or random night out with friends. As many others have commented it is BYOB and not sure if it was a fluke or not but they didn't even charge us a corkage fee!
The menu is relatively small (a few regular seasonal menu items plus daily chalkboard options) but we still found ourselves overwhelmed by choice while reading through each delectable sounding description. On our waitress's recommendation we started with the mussels ($12), which came in a smoked tomato sauce with grilled bread. I do not say this lightly, folks- these are hands-down the best mussels I have ever had. Not only were the mussels themselves delicious (and not a single dud in our bowl!), but the sauce was smoky, tangy and sweet and just thick enough to coat each little mollusk to perfection. The rest of the meal followed suit and certainly did not disappoint. I ordered one of the daily chalkboard items- hanger steak with braised onions, green beans with gorgonzola, and cous cous ($29) and my boyfriend ordered one of the regular menu items- the fish and chips (I believe with tilapia that day) with napa slaw and malt aioli ($22). Both were cooked to perfection and packed with flavor. We also ordered a side to share- the roasted cauliflower with cheese and truffle oil ($6)- which was also superb but probably not necessary given how full we were from our mussels and entrees. Especially because the desserts sounded AMAZING and neither of us had any room to pack more in. My only regret about this meal is that it took me so long to get here and try it out! Oh, and make sure you do not pass on the bread and butter-- you may have to man up and clear out a little more room in your stomach for the rest of the meal but it is worth every bite.
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