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| - Four stars for service, ambiance, mostly great food and great wine. Tl;dr: a couple dishes were a little salty, everything else was perfect.
This new restaurant is absolutely gorgeous from the moment you walk in - beautiful, lush fabrics and textures everywhere. The aesthetics alone are worth the visit...industrial mixed with luxury mixed with modern, it's just a visual treat.
The service was great; our server Mark was attentive and knowledgeable, a little over the top on the schtick factor but funny to us. He recommended some dishes right away and had our selections out so fast it was amazing. We chose a rum sangria punch, the Malbec and the Pinot Noir. All three were well balanced and reasonably priced.
One of the best things about this place is the way the menu is limited but perfectly set up for sharing. This isn't a place you go with one other person who doesn't like to sample lots of things; this is where you go with a group who wants to taste everything on the menu. There are only about 15 menu choices and the chef works hard on every single one. The small plates are so reasonably priced ($7-$10 each) that it's easy to order a bunch of them.
All told, we got the bread, fried chèvre, Brussels sprouts, cobia (fish), Mac and cheese, coffee rubbed flank steak, market bar dessert, and pumpkin doughnut dessert.
Bread service: great, fresh rolls and sourdough with honey butter. Delicious.
Fried chèvre: save some bread to spread the chèvre on...mouthwatering.
Brussels sprouts: the pumpkin seeds mixed in are the highlight, roasted and candied with this fabulous hint of cumin.
Cobia: I was skeptical because fish isn't always that special, but our server really pushed it and he was right. It was dense yet flaky with a perfect sear, almost meaty in its substance and with a fabulous parsnip side and sauce.
Mac and cheese: had the potential to be so great, but was too salty for our taste. We ate it but let the server know, so with the level of responsiveness we experienced, I wouldn't be surprised if they fix that soon.
Flank steak: the coffee butter was a fun touch and the steak was pretty good, but not out of this world. They can't all be home runs.
Desserts: arguably the best part of the meal. The market special was a cranberry apple crisp with homemade ice cream- the tartness of the cranberries was a perfect counterpoint to the sweetness of the ice cream. The mini pumpkin doughnut balls came with a coffee ice cream and bourbon caramel that knocked our socks off.
The ability to make a reservation was a nice touch, and I like this place for a fun ladies' night of luxury. I'm inly knocking off the fifth star for the general saltiness of the food, but since they're fairly new, I'd love to watch what they come up with next!
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