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| - My fiancé and I found ourselves in 17th Avenue. We were close by and they had good reviews, so we decided to stop in. The decor is minimalist but sufficient to make a warm, welcoming environment. The menu was small, (always a good sign,) but it included a couple vegetarian items. My fiancé is a vegetarian, so this was critical.
She had been the Mac and cheese, and was certainly dazzled by it. I had a bite too, and I'm sure it's the best I've tasted. She also got a vegetable side. They were deliciously seasoned and arrived in a pesto sauce. Haute cuisine, and I don't hesitate to call it such despite its reasonable price, should in all but the rarest circumstances be sauced under the feature. When my chicken and grits arrived, it was both a visual and gustatory delicacy. It was plated so well that I almost felt guilty eating it.. Almost. The two sauces complimented everything on the plate perfectly. The grits were hidden under a farm fresh slaw with what I think may have been a red wine vinegar. This too was balanced incredibly well. We could not pass up dessert here, having been blown away by how well executed their mains were. We shared a half dozen oven fresh cookies, a peanut butter and chocolates pot de creme, which my fiance loved, though she usually doesn't like peanut butter at all. We also had a slice of carrot cake that Lord Brio saveron (sp? ) himself would have made if such existed in his time. It tantalized or taste buds, and had a wonderful north feel. It had ton of dimension too. In a word, fantastic!
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