Funky neighborhood restaurant in an old, well maintained and somewhat updated building. Loved the cozy room upstairs with a real fireplace.
Nice start with a small bag of cumin curry popcorn on the table. The beer selection was good.
We ordered two main dishes. Both contained beans. One was a cassoulet which came out covered with beans. Unfortunately these were so hard and undercooked as to be nearly inedible. The rest of the dish was also less than expected with a strange muddle of spices.
When the waiter came by to inquire, we had to say it was not good. He did take it away and remove it from the bill, but only with a lengthy explanation (bit of a lecture really) about how it was not a mistake and how the chef likes it that way. He did also mention that other people sometimes complain. Regardless of what they might say, these beans were just plain undercooked unless you like snacking on a bag of dried beans from the Acme.
We also had a burrito which was big, pretty tasty and creative with short ribs and black beans. These beans were undercooked too, but within the window of edible, so we gave the chef the benefit of the doubt on those.
The place shows promise and I might go back to try some other choices. For now it seemed like it has too much attitude, self importance and is trying a bit too hard to spin dishes in odd ways, especially for a place with a big bar and sports on the TVs.