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| - I was super excited to hear about this new restaurant? Brunch spot? Upscale general store? Visited on a Saturday morning, at around 11am. Maybe I got the wrong info about brunch, because their menu was small plates and some breakfast-y items (oatmeal, croissant, Danish, breakfast empanadas...) but no real substantive brunch foods. So ended up ordering lunch-type items instead.
First, we ordered smoothies - the mango and the strawberry banana. I was expecting real fruit, but alas, both were definitely some sort of sickly sweet mix. Not impressed.
Next, I got the polenta (deep fried croquette type presentation with sautéed mushrooms on top) and the tuna tartare. Portion size was tiny, but delicately plated. Looked nice. But the tuna was definitely not high quality, and brought the dish down. Although it did come with a little dab of seaweed salad, and a citrus gelee, which was nice.
My friend got the "breakfast" empanadas (which tasted like a small, uncheesy hot pocket) and the beef sliders (which weirdly came with a large piece of spam? in addition to the mini patty. Not entirely sure what it was doing there).
Overall, the vibe is very up-to-the-moment - lots of dark wood, marble countertops, etc. could be a nice place to grab a drink if I lived in the building. The little general store in the back could also be convenient if I lived in the building and needed a small bottle of shampoo or a block of high-end cheese or frozen bone broth. I really want to like this place, but this visit didn't do it for me.
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