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| - I took my wife to Graft last night after several of my best clients recommended we go there for our anniversary. We sat at the bar so we had the pleasure of interacting with the bar staff. There were two bartenders, Scott and Evan. Both were very friendly and attentive. Scott took fabulous care of us, and once he knew it was our anniversary, he really helped make the evening special. I was most impressed with how he listened to our likes and dislikes. Every single thing he introduced us to was spot on. I particularly loved the balsamic based drink he made for us. We also had a fabulous chardonnay. Both names escape me as we were in full celebration mode...our daughter picked us up and drove us home so don't judge.
Regarding the food, I had the market special small plate which was hand selected by Chef Phillip at the farmer's market earlier that day. The special was a combination of different types of tomatoes and herbs in a cucumber water base. I loved every thing about it, especially the Sun Gold Tomatoes. We then ordered the beef tartar and hanger steak small plates on Scott's recommendation. Both plates were wonderful and well proportioned for small plates. The beef tartar was out of this world. I have a very short list of foods I crave on a regular basis, and that list grew by one last night. Chef Phillip personally delivered our plates and shook our hands, wishing us a happy anniversary and asking for our feedback, which was a really, really nice gesture. I mean how many chefs have you ever met personally?
I didn't read any reviews until this morning and I am glad I didn't. Not to discredit any of the previous reviewers, but there is a reason why Southpark did an entire episode about Yelp snobs. If you are a person with normal tolerances for your fellow human beings and an appreciation for people trying to do something special, you will enjoy Graft. I felt like my money was well spent, and well earned. We will definitely be going back to Graft and we wouldn't hesitate to recommend Graft to our friends for a special night out.
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