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| - The best tail I have ever had!
At the request of an out of town friend, I had the pleasure of dining here last week. Frankly, I never heard of the place, but am always willing to give a new place a shot (esp when it's got Yelp love going for it). Upon making same-day reservations, I asked what the corkage policy is, and the hostess told me $25 per bottle (REALLY reasonable for a strip property) with a 2 bottle limit. All set.
Upon walking in, the first thing I notice is that the place is empty. On a Saturday night. One friend was already at the bar so I joined him waiting (and waiting) for our third to show, which of course means we had cocktails to ease the pain of waiting. The best thing about those drinks: they use REALLY good ice. Didn't melt to fast and didn't impart any taste. FTW!
After an eternity of waiting (just kidding...sort of), our third showed and we were promptly seated, even though it was 30 minutes past our reservation time (the joint was still empty!). Our server was very nice and helpful, but spoke a little too fast for someone with a slight buzz (my wife says it's actually because I don't listen, but she's never right).
To start, the sommelier came to open our wines, but we were told one of them was already on the list, so he couldn't open it for us unless we paid full list price. Hold on! WTF? I was not given that warning when I asked about the corkage policy. I was going to argue the point, but I figured it would have been fruitless and I didn't want to waste my breath.
Anyway, skipping ahead to the food; we had:
1. Bread: Tasted like a champ! There were three of us at the table, yet they only brought out two at a time. We must have asked for half a dozen more orders and still kept bringing those sticks out two at a time! Dude, it's just bread, load us up!
2. Bone Marrow with Ox Tail Jam: Dear Baby Jesus! Before they send me out for lethal injection, I am having 6 orders of this! I love marrow no matter the preparation. But you throw in the best freaking tail on earth and there is a party in my mouth!
3. Dozen Half-Shell Oysters: We ordered four varieties to share. My buddy ate all of one. Oh well. At least the rest were really tasty, fresh and briny.
4. Beef Cheeks: Great meat, great preparation. It was a little on the bland side for me, but I love that you could actually taste the beefiness rather than a sauce or seasonings hiding all that beefy goodness. Beefy.
For desert we shared the Profiteroles (nothing spectacular) and something I can't remember the name of which was actually really good and I'm hitting myself over the head for forgetting.
Prices were reasonable for the location, maybe even a bit lower than average. Aside from not being able to open our second bottle, everything was great. The hot piece of tail that I had totally made the night.
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