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| - This place is good. But it's confusing.. And hopefully I'll explain why. We had a groupon, so we decided to check it out this evening. The groupon was for two steak dinners, with a house salad to share, grilled veggies, loaded baked potatoes, bottle of white or red, and a slice of cheesecake to share.
Being the foodies we are, we decided to also try an appetizer, and a tapas. We chose the fried pickles, and bacon wrapped dates. The fried pickles were less than satisfying. They were whole spears, with a very pancake-y batter, that had little flavor, and seemed a bit undercooked. Either way, not terrible.. but I would pass on them next time. The bacon wrapped dates however were fantastic! Absolutely give these a try! Next came the salad, which was very good.. Spring mix, with wedge tomatoes, beets, and a house vinaigrette. The vinaigrette could have been tossed with the salad a little better, as the majority of it was lost at the bottom. However, like I said.. We quite enjoyed it.
The main course came, and let me tell you.. the steaks were perfect! We both ordered mid rare, and they did not disappoint one bit. Great flavor, great charring, just honestly great overall. The accompanying sides were fantastic as well.
The slice of cheesecake was next. It was a generous size, and very good. I could have done without the cloying strawberry sauce however. But the nice sliced strawberries, and light fresh whipped cream was welcomed.
Now on to the ambiance. It was... confusing. This is a brand new place, so I'll forgive it as I know growing pains. Anyway, we just weren't sure what this place was trying to be. A formal steakhouse, a nice upscale restaurant, or a bar and grill. The service was exceptional, as the wine was presented to us, and opened table side. The waiter was very attentive, and took care of our needs quickly and efficiently. Now what made this confusing was... Our water glasses were plastic, coca-cola glasses. Which is perfectly fine, but confusing as the service didn't really suggest that this was a casual dining experience. Also the choice of music in the restaurant, again.. it didn't scream of upscale, more casual dining. I guess it's possible that the waiter just took his job VERY seriously, and wanted to give us the best possible experience, which he certainly did.
Overall, this wouldn't be my first choice for a bite to eat, as we live clear across town. But I would love to try some other things on the menu, I'd also love to be there when the dueling pianos are playing.. I'm sure that's a fun time.
We did stop into the bar for a quick $10 on keno, and poker.. but didn't order any drinks. It was completely closed off from the restaurant, as smoking is allowed in there.
I wish this place the best, I think they have the recipe for success if I'm basing it on the food, and service. Even if they have some minor identity problems.
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