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| - I'm excited that I finally get to cross Legume off my list. A group of 5 went for a NYE dinner and decided to go all in for the prixe fix menu for four courses. I ordered:
* red oak lettuce, warm mushrooms, pecorino and bistro dressing
* gemelli pasta with mushrooms, brown butter, roasted salsify, sage and pecorino
* scallops with salsify puree, bacon, lentils w/ red wine sauce and pea shoots
* filmjolk ice cream with candied blood orange
The salad, pasta and main were all hits in my book!! The filmjolk was so-so. The blood orange sauce at the bottom of the ice cream and candid blood orange on top were too bitter for me and did not gel well with the ice cream. However I did take the sugar from the candid blood orange and ate it just with the ice cream which was delicious and added some crunch.
I also got to to try the cara cara, blood orange and red onion salad with maldon salt and olive oil; fresh egg fettuccine with veal bolognese, wild texas antelope; the veal chop special; and the warm gingerbread w/ poached pears and whipped cream. If you are expecting a green salad for the cara cara, blood orange and red onion salad you'll be misled like we all were. It consists of two layers of sliced blood oranges with red onion and dressing on top. The veal chop is a nice sizable piece of meat, and the antelope is already sliced and a manageable portion. The mash potatoes that accompany the veal chop are buttery amazingness!! I found myself constantly dipping my fork into the skillet for more. These all satisfied my palette too except for the gingerbread dessert. It had a strong flavor of ginger to me, which I do not like, but if you do like ginger you'll enjoy it as my friend did.
The glass of pinot noir was just a-ok. I'm not a huge pinot drinker so could be why.
Service rocked though! We were given a champagne toast on the house and they even accompanied our expecting friend with a sparkling non-alcoholic drink. Also we were given a plate of small bits - one was a cracker with goat cheese a peppered jam, and the other was bread with three pates, both of which were yum!
Legume is a solid 4.5 stars. I'd like to give it 5 but with the desserts and the chosen wine I knocked it just a tad back.
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