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| - As I read over all the glowing 5-star reviews of this place, I have to wonder where all the love comes from. The atmosphere is great, the service is great, but the food is just OK. The food isn't bad, but I was hoping for much better.
I had the chicken skins, which were deliciously unhealthy. The skins were crispy and delicious, but I didn't care for the smoked honey dipping sauce. No idea how you smoke honey, but the smokiness left a weird after-taste that lasted far too long. I also had the tempura green beans, which came out pretty crispy, considering how much water green beans have in them. Paired with a pepper cream cheese, the beans were probably the best dish of the night. The black rice oxtail risotto wasn't to my liking - a little too oily and definitely too salty. Even though I have a wicked sweet tooth, I actually found the sweet potato pie (with pecans and a stout-laced marshmallow browned topping) too sweet. I liked what they were trying to do here, an interesting spin on every dish, but the execution was off just enough that I can't rave about the place.
That said, I will probably come back here. I loved the atmosphere, the staff is super nice and friendly (one of the chefs started chatting with me while he was working), and the food is light-years better than most offerings Downtown (damning with faint praise, I know). Plus I thought the prices were pretty reasonable. So I can't say I'm dying to come back here, but I'll probably have another meal or two at Carson Kitchen.
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