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I'm updating this review, well, because this place deserves it. While my experience before was subpar, a dinner here was absolutely fabulous. Our waitress was phenomenal, witty, charming, and knowledgeable about the menu and wines. The food was fantastic, it's refined and well put together. I had the hanger steak, and my partner had the fish stew... both were wonderful. I would definitely recommend it in the future.
Previous:
I wanted to be this place to be great... or even really good... but instead it's just pretty okay.
As per my normal - I have only been here for happy hour, and I was not exactly impressed with everything. I had the Tang cocktail - it's tasted awkward... and not in a good way. I happened to be dining with a vegan girl, but she will lean towards vegetarian when neccessary. Upon her asking for recommendations - he just said "meat and fish"... which is funny the first time, but not when she asks again and you refuse to give her any direction. Just to be clear - there are quite a few happy hour vegetarian items on the menu.
I ended up trying three things for happy hour (2 would have been enough).
Grape Jelly Pizza - I asked him if this was weird or good. He asked me if I knew the restaurant. I said no, but that sometimes places put things on just to be different. I would not order this again... it was... okay. But a little too sweet. It just begged to be balanced out by another flavor.
Squash Pierogi - this was pretty tasty. I'm a Polish girl at heart, and this was unlike anything I've had before. I wouldn't say it knocked my socks off - but I would eat it again for sure.
Calamari - I loved this! Lightly breaded... perfect garlic aioli! It was much better than I expected... and I would definitely come back for it!
To top it all off we split a goatcheese cheesecake. This was a delightful little treat. It was savory, and topped with a berry compote. It wasn't overly sweet... and it was well balanced. Yum!
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