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I arrived at Origin on a Monday night to take a friend who was staying with me from Paris out for dinner on their last night in the city. We were not able to secure a table on the patio, but were seated promptly in the restaurant with a good view of the kitchen. We decided to order a number of dishes for sharing. The waiter served us our (tap) water. He poured for the gentlemen first. My french friend pointed out that the waiter would have been fired on the spot in a nice French restaurant for not serving the water to the lady first. Harsh. There were a number of instances my friend pointed out where a number of the staff would have been fired (some of them a number of times) but apparently I am not used to such top tier service meaning I didn't really notice anything different from the usual. Maybe I need to spend more time in fine Parisian dining rooms? Probably.
Meal highlights-
The Deviled Eggs were lovely, bite sized morsels. Salty panchetta was a lovely topping.
The Bufala Mozzerella with pear crostini was a treat. The cheese was soft and beautiful, and the sweetness of the honey was a lovely compliment.
Meal lowlights-
The Hamachi Ceviche was over spiced. You couldn't taste the fish for all the creamy spicy sauce. (Made me think of spicy sauce used in spicy tuna rolls) When I order ceviche is expect it to be fresh. This felt weighed down.
We also ordered the Tostones with guacamole, which were fine, the Beet and Goat Cheese salad (biggest beet I have ever seen? served whole) and the Miso Glazed Black Cod. The cod was alright, but I've had better miso glazed cod at Guu.
Overall there were a couple of good bites, but I don't think the price was justified for the overall quality, taste and portion size. Not a bad place to take a date if you're trying to impress them, but I don't think I would go back for dinner if I was paying.
Dinner for 3 came to $225 with tax and tip (2 drinks each + shared 2 'sides', 1 raw bar, 1 crostini/mozzerella, 1 salad, 1 main, 1 dessert)
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