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| - It is so hard no to compare this place to a similar restaurant called Culinary Dropout (located in the Hard Rock). The ambiance, the style, the server's appearance, and the menu make you think (if you have been to Culinary Dropout) that these 2 places are related in someway. Anyway I decided to take my Mom here for Christmas dinner and I think I made a good choice. Made reservations (which I really dont think I needed) for 3:30pm, so kind of a late lunch/early dinner. Overall, was very happy with the experience. There were a few things that could have been better. We ordered Deviled Eggs as an appetizer (which were excellent by the way) but either the server forgot to put the order in, or thought we wanted them with our meal. Our entrees came out before the appetizer and we had to remind him that we ordered the appetizer. Once we reminded him they did come out right away.
Now on to the main entrees. My Mom ordered the fried chicken. The portions were huge (4 big pieces) and the skin was excellent. Good portion of cole slaw and a nice size biscuit accompanied this meal. And she ordered the "Crispy Steak Fries" as a side. There was nothing special about those, except the size. They are very thick. The menu states that they come with a smokey ketchup. I asked the server if that is the case and he stated it was just a regular ketchup. I ordered the Pappardelle Pasta, which consisted of braised short ribs, ricotta, natural braising juices, & piquillo pepper. My only complaint about this meal was the size of the pasta. It was too wide for my liking, but that is just me. It was about an inch in width, and long. You pretty much need a knife to cut it in to smaller pieces. But overall it had a great flavor. And to accompany this, I ordered the creamed corn. This was excellent. Just the right consistency.
What meal wouldn't be complete without dessert. I ordered the peanut butter lava cake. I would have preferred just a plain vanilla ice cream with this. It comes with a banana/brown butter ice cream. Just left kind of a weird aftertaste. But the cake, the filling, and whipped cream were excellent.
I would definitely come back. Maybe I'll try brunch should I do come back.
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