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We were met at the door, opened by the hostess who seemingly expected us (we did have a reservation) and guided us to our seats. Server quickly took and retrieved our drink order.
The menu is visually simple, with a single descriptor followed by a brief inventory of it's contents. The plates are small and meant to be served in several courses. Our party chose to pursue the menu tapas-style and sampled nearly 2/3 of the menu:
bread milk bread, plugra butter, alaea red salt
pork pork belly, green papaya, raisins oyster kusshi, ponzu, daikon, chives
tuna ahi, scallop, tobiko, yuzu
liver foie gras, pear, ginger, shallot jam
crab jumbo lump, persimmon, torpedo onions
lamb chop, muhammara, cumin, sumac
chicken organic, achiote, green chile, macaroni
beef tenderloin, sambal, balsamic, trumpet mushroom
duck leg confit, lemon, honey, blueberry
rice acquerello risotto, lemon, mascarpone
scallop hokkaido, tamari, finger lime, ikura
potato yukon gold, garlic, ham hock
noodles shanghai, garlic, more garlic
fruit *misnomer* sticky apricot love, vanilla cream, rum toffee
cheese epoisses, fig, truffle honey, quince
All dishes were exquisitely prepared, visually and taste-wise. The party enjoyed each plate so much, we were unable to identify a favorite or a dud. Just good, well prepared food.
We left absolutely satisfied. Our server Sean and his crew were wonderfully attentive. Chef David stopped by our table a few times and was very personable and generous.
We will definitely be back to try what we missed and to sample more of David Clawson's evolving seasonal menu.
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