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| - Nine on Nine, the place that makes us say, 'why don't we eat here more often?' every time we visit.
Honestly, I think Nine on Nine gets overlooked far too frequently in the downtown restaurant scene. It's been around longer, and perhaps it's not as flashy as some of the newer spots, but their food and wine games are always so very on point, and the service cannot be beat.
We most recently stopped in for their New Year's Eve special dinner. Our old NYE standby for the past decade closed down, and we were panicked, trying to find a replacement. Well, we found it, and I am confident that we will return next year as well.
Even though the restaurant typically isn't open on Sundays, they prepared an amazing limited menu for NYE. Basically, we read the menu online, thought, 'yes all of those things look GREAT' and made reservations, not really thinking through the 'we are going to have to narrow this stuff down once we're actually at dinner' part of it.
Suffice to say, we were quite glad our waiter Ziggy brought us some sparkling rose to enjoy while we spent ages trying to make our selections for the three-course meal.
Every bite was perfect, start to finish. The meal started with a flavorful amuse-bouche of pickled beets, candied walnuts, and feta cheese. We also enjoyed some of their super-fresh and soft bread (served with whipped butter with salt crystals on top mmmmm) while waiting for the first course.
What I loved about the three-course meal was that the portion sizes were perfect for the first part of a 'night out.' Meaning, definitely enough to be filling, but not enough you felt too stuffed to continue on your evening's adventures, or had to carry a takeout box for the remaining hours of the evening. It was Just Right.
We enjoyed shrimp bisque (cold weather Heaven!), lobster mac n cheese (with GIGANTIC chunks of lobster), tender and juicy scallops, a steak that was so tender you hardly needed a knife (yet it had the perfect sear on all sides), and finished the evening off with decadent pear cheesecake and a chocolate cake. YUM.
So much care and attention went into each of these dishes and the pairings of the accompaniments on each plate. It's a wonderful dilemma when you have to really concentrate to narrow down the options on even a limited menu, because each looks more amazing than the last.
They also have a very well-curated wine list, with lots of by-the-glass options as well as by-the-bottle. They have a great selection of liquors, after-dinner-bevvies, and craft cocktails as well. (I always seem to fall for their chocolate desserts, and they have Angel's Envy Bourbon on hand, which is the best chocolate accompaniment.)
During their regular hours, they have a really terrific cheese and charcuterie board. And the servers are always attentive, helpful, and friendly. Prices are reasonable, especially given their location. And if you're coming in before a show, they will do their best to get you in, fed, and out well before the curtain goes up.
It's time we moved Nine on Nine from our 'why don't we come here all the time?' spot to our 'I'm glad we go here all the time' spot. I hope you will give it a shot to see if it can be yours, too.
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