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| - After a so-so experience at a steakhouse the day before, I had higher hopes for this place. Once again I was with a group eating on someone else's dime, so price was no concern except as a way to judge value.
It's nestled in a corner of a high-rise surrounded by other anonymous corporate quarters. It aspires to be more than a place for suits to get lunch, however. The menu has signature cocktails, small plates and offbeat entrees that call out to foodies and hipsters, "You're special, and we know it."
We had small plate/appetizers for the table, including roasted shishito peppers, cheese plate, deviled eggs and tater tots. I really liked the peppers and eggs, which had fried yolks as well as the usual whipped yolks. Cheese plate was a nice selection of good quality cheeses. Tots were just okay.
My entrée was a braised beef short rib on grits. The presentation was a knockout, with a Flintstones size rib poking over the edge of the bowl with the grits at the bottom. Rib was evidently roasted to finish, giving it a little char flavor, and the texture was still a little toothy, not fall off the bone tender, which is better for a short rib I think.
Service was good but cool, as you should expect in a place like this. Overall a good experience, but I give it three rather than four stars because I think the prices are not in line with the cuisine. Maybe being in downtown means high rent, which forces them to charge like this, but I wouldn't pay those prices if it were my money.
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