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| - Many of you may wonder why I have not been writing as many reviews lately. Well this is it....I've been saving up to go to craftsteak...not an easy feat on a yoga teacher's salary.
What is the result? I have two words for you: Monkey Bread.
Oh yeah, that's right. You thought the two words were going to be steak related? Maybe "Skirt steak"? Or "short rib"? Or "Rib eye"? Ok, that last one is really only one word, but I couldn't think of an amusing third.
NO. You're WRONG. Where is it at here? Dessert and sides.
Don't get me wrong.....the steak is amazing. And perfectly cooked. I had the filet as part of surf and turf, and chose scallops as my surf item. But really, we've all had an amazing steak and an amazing steak is what you would expect from a place with "steak" in the name.
The great dessert, however, was a complete shocker. I believe I even offered to have babies for the pastry chef, which I hoped would get me an introduction, but instead only got me a "you're a creepy customer" giggle. Oh well.
The ambiance here is pretty good EXCEPT the chairs are horrible. Really REALLY horrible. Luckily we were not seated at a center table and instead had at least one side of the table that was up against a bench because my poor baby bro who just had back surgery would have never made it through the night in that chair. The music was also a little off for me....slightly loud country-ish stuff. I like country; it just seemed a little out of place here.
Service was beyond great, and all of the servers very quickly realized that we were the "nice" kind of customers and were chatting with us and showing us adorable baby pictures. We actually had two people waiting on us plus another two bus boys filling up water, and my water glass was never empty. That alone is quite a feat because I drink water like it is going out of style.
In a place like this I always ask the opinion of the waitstaff and they were very happy to guide us toward some amazing choices. The yukon gold mashed potatoes were so tasty; not too salty, very creamy and buttery and flavorful. We also had the mixed mushrooms which, when stacked with a small piece of steak, piece of onion, and a dollop of potato made for one of the most perfect bites I have ever eaten.
The scallops were also amazing but the lobster was a real surprise. The best lobster I've had has not been in steakhouses....it usually seems to be on the beach after being freshly caught and after I am freshly inebriated. But this lobster was off-the-charts good. So of course the lobster bisque was great as well.
The breakdown:
Service: 5 stars
Chairs: 0 stars
Music: 2 stars
Yukon Mashed Potatoes: 5 stars
Mushrooms: 5 stars
Lobster Bisque: 4.5 stars
Roasted Red Pepper Salad: 4 stars
Lobster: 4.5 stars
Scallops: 4.5 stars
Filet: 4 stars
Monkey Bread: 10 billion stars.
Complicated computer calculation outcome: 4.483 stars
I will likely never be able to afford to come here again after dropping more than 300 bucks for all of the above plus a half a bottle of wine...but that is ok. I still have the memories. And for at least another 12 hours, the leftovers in the fridge.
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