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| - Hello Echo Echo & Rig. We finally get a taste of what the buzz is all about.
We knew that they took no reservations, but coming in at 6pm on a Saturday night (which we thought was early), we didn't expect to have to wait over one and a half hours for our table. It was chaos up front. And the hostess was polite, but lacking a sincere warmth. Good thing we loaded up with wine and tapas next door. If you detest waiting, come at an odd hour. If you don't, then be patient to get a table, and even more patient for the food to arrive.
The restaurant is beautiful... tall ceilings, beautiful meat greeting your appetites at the door, and a masculine but comfy bar to wait, load up and people watch.
When your table is finally ready, you get whisked upstairs to a gorgeous space that wraps around a whimsical chandelier. It's one of those great hangouts for a hot date or the whole family because any baby cries would be drowned out by the noise of the crowd. There is also a well-heated dining balcony area for fans of the outdoors or cigarettes.
Get to the food woman! Ok ok, were they worth all the wait? It was quite divided at our table. Were the cocktails fabulous? Yes. The food was good, but I'm not sure I'd like to wait that long for steak I can get elsewhere without a wait. Eeep, but that's the truth.
We did enjoy the food. We had the portabella mushroom fries with herb aioli (definitely a must-try), the Bibb salad with radicchio blue cheese and balsamic dressing (a great pair up with the meat), the Sea Bass a la Plancha which comes with an olive-oil sauce (nothing else), the lamb chops with a wee bit potatoes and apricots, and finally the rib-eye steak which come with 1 quite bland stuffed mushroom and pretty good potato chips.
I love how they organized the menu - steaks, salad, small plates divided into price categories. All of which I am pretty sure will please any palette and wallet. But my biggest beef with the main entrees is (and I am a petite woman who enjoys sushi) the main meals itself are a little lacking... either in weight or side dish pairings. Make my meat cuts larger, or give me more substantial sides with my main entrée, and I will be one happy camper... who will still order your small plates. I promise.
That night the servers told us they had introduced 20 new items to the menu which were causing delays in the kitchen. This restaurant is still working out its kinks, but overall, we had a good dining experience. Definitely try it out and gauge for yourself if it deserves a repeat.
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