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| - A lot has changed since I was last at Sidecar, and this being my 4th visit since my original review I think I owe it an update.
First, let's talk about Graham. He has been my waiter a few times and served us last night. He was amazing.
Specifically:
- He knows every detail and nuance of the menu including how the food is prepared. Susan asked about the pasta sauce and he knew aspect of its preparation down to it being thickened with butter and not flour or starch. I think he probably came in early and milled the flour himself.
- He was an attentive listener and thought about what we were saying - for example, I asked to have a different dressing on the Romain hearts salad and he said that of course, I could have any dressing I wanted. When I said I didn't care which one but wanted an oil based dressing he advised that there wasn't any dairy in the one that it came with if that was the basis of my concern. It was, and I was glad he told me that because it was totally the right dressing for that salad and I'm glad I got to have it. I think most servers would have said okay, and brought the oil dressing which wound't have been as good.
- He cleared the table and asked us if we needed our drinks refreshed at the right times. He never interrupted if we were in the middle of a conversation and he was great at showing up enough, but without imposing. Susan and Wendy didn't even notice him when he stealthily replaced their silverware between courses. He was like a fork ninja.
The food:
Last time I was here and had the steak frites, I wasn't really feeling it. It was a LOT better yesterday. It was smaller and taller and that really worked for me. It was cooked exactly to order, and there was nothing about this plate that I didn't like. This was vastly improved from last time I had their steak.
Everyone else loved their food too. Kat destroyed her hand cut pasta in 5 minutes flat (it was an impressive feat to see that bowl empty that fast) and the sidecar salads got the thumbs up from everyone.
I didn't like the flourless chocolate cake we had for dessert, but that's a personal taste preference, there was nothing wrong with it.
The drinks:
The drinks are always the real selling features of this place for me. I stick to my tried and true favorites, the sidecar and the bad ass mojito. The Manhattans were a big winner with the table yesterday and really, all of the drinks are nothing short of excellent so you could pretty well close your eyes and point to one at random and be happy.
The Best:
The best thing about Sidecar is that it easily earns its place on my list of "Places I had a Great Time." I always have a great time here; there has never been an exception.
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