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| - My beau and I came here for an early valentine's day dinner, and we had a really great time.
First of all, I love the concept of Greenhouse. They try to do everything sustainably and they don't really make a lot of noise about it -- they just practice it and that speaks for itself. I like how they butcher their own meat, and then they make sure to use every part of it, including the head (see below) and "fifth quarter", which when they take the extra parts and make it into a 2nd course dish.
When we walked in, we immediately saw two guys sitting at the bar with a large silver plate of meat. My b almost drooled and exclaimed, what is that?! Turns out it was a pig's head, which is one of the menu items. It looked really delicious!
He ended up ordering one of the 3rds, and I had the tasting menu. Here's our rundown:
1st course - fried smelt with thousand island dressing -- 3.5 because I enjoyed it and it was super tasty, but it wasn't too special (I've had it a lot at japanese restaurants)
2nd course - stuffed cabbage (vegetarian) -- 3.5 because I really, really liked the flavor of the vegetables and the cabbage rolls, but it was hard to cut into pieces to eat without just breaking it apart. I don't eat meat anymore, and I have to say that while the rice pilaf was delicious, it just has such a different texture/consistency from meat. Everything kept falling apart.
3rd course - mushroom and oxtail risotto with poached egg -- 4 oh MMMM. This was delish. I love the mushroom, umami flavor with the tender oxtail! (Though I gave most of it to my b.) Breaking open the poached egg and mixing it with the risotto was wonderful. I have to say that it was a little on the salty side, and it was quite heavy, so I didn't get a chance to finish it. I saved the rest for leftovers.
Halfs - local radishes and turnips -- 4 because I was craving veggies, and they were done well!
My b got the 1/2 chicken, which was baked into a brioche bread. I have to say, seeing it presented piqued my curiosity! I think he liked it overall (juicy and not dry) but would give it a 3.5. He has really high standards for roasted chicken!
The decor was also really pleasant. It was modern rustic with distressed furniture and rich wood planks on the walls. They also had vintage bikes hanging as art displays. There's a large open area that leads up to the 2nd floor as well.
We had a good time, and hopefully we'll be back to hang out on the rooftop.
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