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| - It's really hard for me to review Dominick's. I expected so much more but was disappointed with the atmosphere and the food, however, the service was excellent-- attentive but not intrusive. Concerned with my satisfaction.
I've had steaks just as good at Mastro's, City Hall, and Donovan's. Steaks are just under $50 so my expectations were high. I had rack of lamb, ordered medium but came very nearly well done. DH ordered bone in filet, medium, which came med-well. To his credit, our waiter, Brad, noticed without my saying anything and offered to take it back. I declined, as I didn't want to ruin my husbands birthday dinner. He took it off the bill. A very classy move.
Caution -- the plates come out VERY hot. We had to wait several minutes to eat because the food was molten hot. I'm sure that's what caused it to be overdone. Seems to be over-pretentious.
Wine list has good variety. We paid $102 for a bottle of cab, which was about middle of the road, price-wise.
Au gratin potatoes are fabulous but very hot at first (see above). We had butter cake for dessert. I think they had planned to bring another dessert for my husbands birthday but they accommodated his request and there was no charge. Another classy move.
Live music was nice but added to a pretty loud environment. It was hard to converse.
So, mixed reviews. If you're dying to try it, go for it. Maybe your experience will be better than mine. I'm not sure I'd go back, though.
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