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had the pan roasted trout and the beet and rye berry salad. The trout dish was not bad (but still pretty underwhelming and unimpressive). But the beet and rye berry salad was simply... B.A.D.... I didn't understand it at all. I'm generally not a picky eater, and I enjoy most salads, but this one.. I couldn't even get myeslf to finish it. Spinach, beets, mushrooms, and the rye berries-- these are all earthy ingredients. Why would anyone think its a good idea to put those ingredients together, and sell it for 8 dollars? soft mushy spinach, soft mushy beets, soft mushy mushrooms.. Everything had the same texture and the same flavor. I mean OK maybe the rye berry added a bit of a crunch/diff texture to the dish, but flavor-wise it added nothing. Yeah, the beets were pickled but it did not add nearly enough acid to counteract all the earthy bland flavors. The vinaigrette was also more oily than vinegar-y. I really felt that this salad was incomprehensible. It just felt like something you force yourself to eat because its healthy and not at all something you would eat for enjoyment. Maybe I don't have a sophisticated enough palette to appreciate the subtleties of this dish, but my experience was bad enough that I will not be returning here anytime soon.
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