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| - Came for the first time for restaurant week and really enjoyed my time! It's a classy, modern, but not too fancy establishment. The large windows all around made the small space seem a bit bigger, even if it was dark and cold outside. Service was fine, although they did say that the whole table needed to choose between either restaurant week or their regular menu. So on to the food - I split everything with my boyfriend so I could cover 2/3 of the restaurant week menu :)
Appetizer: The arugula fennel salad was nice and light, not very substantial but the truffle vinaigrette was delicious. The brussel sprouts were perfectly crispy on the outside and soft in the center, and came with a sweet tangy cherry sauce. The sauce was okay but honestly I liked the brussel sprouts better without.
Entree: My braised short rib was my favorite item of the night! The meat was so fall-apart tender and flavorful. The polenta and beets that it came with were not very flavorful and I may have preferred just more meat but I guess it was good that they added some different textures in there. The salmon was also quite flavorful and I liked the poached apples it came with.
Dessert: I got honey rosemary creme brulee, which I loved, but I'm also a sucker for custardy desserts so I may be biased. Didn't taste much of the rosemary, but the rest of it was just the right amount of sweetness, with a nice layer of crunchy caramelized sugar, and the custard was a bit softer than other creme brulees I've had which was fine by me. My boyfriend got buttermilk beignets, which were more like spherical funnel cakes, as he called them, than the airy puff that usually comes to mind. However, they were warm, buttery, and still very yummy.
Hopefully I'll get a chance to come back when it's nicer outside and try their regular menu items!
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