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| - I heard good things about this place, and took someone here for his birthday dinner. Just the two of us. A little hard to find since it is hidden inside a building, so I would recommend you remember the address. There is free parking in the garage if you enter in the back street.
We made a reservation for a birthday, but I was a little disappointed to be not greeted at the door. There was no host, and after a few minutes, someone finally came by and took us to a seat in the corner.
Overwhelmed by the assortment of food, we decided to go with the tasting menu. Unlike other tasting menus where you are charged per person for a set-course meal, the chef selects what's already on the menu to cook for you instead depending on how hungry you are and what you like. Thus, we decided to go for 5 different dishes and asked specifically to include a few of our own choices;
-Gamay-poached foie gras w/ pear mostardo: (5/5 stars)
I absolutely love foie and this is probably one of the best cold foie I've ever had. Definitely interesting (in a good way) w a hint of sweetness from poaching it in gamay.
-Smoked kingfish ceviche: (5/5)
Also love ceviche, pretty much as good as I've had anywhere else. Very good portion.
-Eggplant w/ queso fresco, honey, tomatillo sauce: (5/5)
Incredible! One of the best eggplant dishes ever! Lightly breaded, fried to perfection, light queso fresco cheese, in a mildy sweet and spicy honey and tomatillo sauce. Who would've thought?
-Veal Sweetbreads w/ radicchio-poblano, chile salad, walnut vinaigrette: (2/5)
It was ok. The sweetbreads itself was cooked well but I found that it lacked flavour, and slightly dry. On the other hand, the salad was delicious!
-Venison anticucho w/ warm red cabbage salad: (3/5)
Very good. But not spectacular, something a homecook could do. The flavour was similar to a chinese style bbq sauce (which I love). I guess I just expected a lot more excitement to come with this dish.
DESSERT- Chocolate and cheese plate: (5/5)
Loved it! Four different cheeses paired with four different types of herb-infused chocolates and breadsticks. I can't quite remember what kinds they were but from memory, there was a whipped goat cheese (YUMM!). Chocolates included a dark chocolate infused with rosemary, milk chocolate with something, white chocolate with fennel, and something else... weird, I know. But, it all worked!!
Service: (4/5)
The gentleman who served us was very courteous and attentive; came over for multiple quality checks, and answered our questions patiently. My only criticism was that I requested that he suggested me a wine similar to either a malbec or a valpolicella. However, what came was closer to what tasted like a merlot that has been opened for several weeks. I didn't complain though. I left him a great tip and he came by one last time just to thank us after.
The crowd seem to be a little pretentious, but worth sucking up. Definitely bringing some more friends here... perhaps, i'll try their paella next time!
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