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| - Okay, so, my ex and I only picked from a limited menu that day (we were there to support Three Square and the Las Vegas Restaurant Week). . .it also happened to be the day before our 1 year anniversary, so we thought, why not make it our anniversary dinner?
And so that we did. We had reservations at 6:30 PM but our breakfast of left over galbi, bulgogi and other Park's Korean BBQ delights couldn't hold us over 'til then, so we made our way over around 6. I was worried that they couldn't seat us because we were there before our reservation time. . .and the worst part about arriving early to a restaurant while you're ravenous is watching everyone else around you eat.
There was nobody there. By this point I was nervous. I've had bad experiences with Los Angeles's Restaurant Week, and I was preparing myself for a repeat of disaster. However, the food was superb.
Free bread (yay!): Buttery biscuity bread. Mmn mmn. . .so flaky, warm and golden brown like a biscuit on the outside and yet it was pillowy-soft on the inside like freshly baked bread. The added hint of rosemary was divine.
Calamari appetizer: Crunchy golden brown rods with creamy buttermilk ranch type dipping sauce and a tart marinara sauce on the side. This was good but not spectacular a la Scott's Seafood calamari provenciale.
Truffle Chips: OoooOOooOOOOooOOOOooOOOOooOOOoooooooo (this could go on for a while). Home made, flash fried, thinly sliced, oval shaped chips with a creamy white cheese sauce and truffle oil. So simple and yet so utterly wonderful!! This was my favorite appetizer, and comes second to Scott's calamari.
Kobe Flank Steak: Tender, juicy, perfectly medium rare and they have this tangy steak sauce that they give you on the side that tastes like A1 but even better. I got the charbroiled broccoli and the creamed spinach as sides, and my bf got the mushrooms and the garlic whipped potatoes. The sides were good, not great, but at least they weren't salty and inedible like the sides from Alexander's Steakhouse in Cupertino.
Creme brulee: Instead of custard-like in the middle, it had the texture very similar to flan. Interesting, my bf liked it. . .though I think I prefer my creme brulees creamy!
Good thing there are two BOA steakhouses in LA. . .I have to visit it again sometime =)
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