Please see my picture for the reason behind my dislike of this establishment. It shows an apple slice accompanying the Baked Brie with the sticker still on it and sliced through.
Is it a big deal? Not for you in your own house, but in a restaurant such as this? Yes, it is a big deal. It reflects poorly on the overall mentality of this place and provides insight into the way they cut corners...
1. This apple was likely not washed
2. Those that prepare the food are lazy without attention to detail...how was this apple cut through a sticker much less plated without someone noticing and pulling it off??
3. If they cut corners here, they cut corners elsewhere
As a result, I was very critical regarding the rest of my meal, here are some additional findings:
- the Baked Brie was completely overcooked: the phyllo was an empty shell, what used to be solid brie was now mostly unconstituted liquid fat covering the plate
- the pear slices accompanying the Baked Brie were incredibly over-ripe and should not have been served
- I also ordered the Penne ala Vodka with chicken which came with pancetta and asparagus pieces in the pasta. I counted, in this dish there was only 1 piece of asparagus which was the tip of a spear, every other chunk was from the body with most being the very fibrous chunks from the bottom (which should not be utilized). I relived my meal on the way home as I tried to excavate asparagus fibers from between my molars.
Grape Street - if you're going to charge me $18 for a pasta dish (which is .35 cents worth of pasta + a few chunks of things and sauce), it better be top notch...it wasn't.
This place gets an F