If my mouth could marry a meal, it would wed the meal I recently had at Olive and Ivy. It was love at first bite. The fireworks in my mouth were poppin like my lip gloss. But seriously. My friend and I were torn between two meals - the scallops and the shrimp risotto. So we did what any logical foodie would do and split the meals! I almost cried when I tasted the scallops. The combination of creamed corn, perfectly prepared scallops, and asparagus was a harmonious combination of deliciousness. The shrimp risotto was just ok compared to the scallops. I am sure that if I didn't get the scallops to compare against, I would have loved the risotto.
The drinks here are outstanding as well. Normally when people refer to themselves or their significant other as a "mixologist" I chuckle because come on..he is a bartender, just say it. HOWEVER, the people mixing up these cocktails get my approval to continue calling themselves "mixologists". I had the daiquiri and my friend had some sour cherry thing. The cherry comes from Italy and is the only real maraschino cherry out there. None of that bleached, died, and injected with sugar kind of cherry.
The meal was a bit expensive, but you will not regret it! I would recommend sitting outside along the canal - yes the smell of fish is overpowering (especially in the summer heat)...but nothing can beat the meal you are about to experience.