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| - Start with the strengths: Roomy interior, nice outdoors porch, upscale creative and healthy menu that uses lots of fresh ingredients. We arrived at 5:30 pm on a Saturday evening. The restaurant wasn't crowded. It had a nice laid-back vibe and the open "garage doors" let you feel close to the folks on the grass in the park. Service was friendly and attentive.
The weaknesses: The prices. I ordered a sangria for $8.00 which was very ordinary. Too sweet, no fresh fruit to speak of, served in a small glass. I ordered the green chili with jasmine rice. Very nice flavor, smaller portion, $22.00. To be honest, for what it was, $12.00 would have been a fair price. My wife had the quarter chicken. Again, nice flavor, but in this case the chicken was under cooked (blood coming from the leg-thigh joint). Seemed very fresh, so I ate it for her, but again, not nearly worth the $18.00 price.
I would recommend this restaurant for its strengths, but I would caution the diner to beware of the prices. Avoid high-priced specials. I think we could have had just as nice an experience sharing a pizza and getting the small caesar salads, but it would have been half the $75.00 w/ tip cost.
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