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| - So this would have been a 5 star review except for a couple things which made the entire experience less than ideal. I even thought about giving a 3 star review, but ultimately I don't think that they deserve that. As it stands I enjoyed the place but don't think that I'd go out of my way to come here again.
My wife and I came last night, in a bit of a rush because we were trying to catch a showing of a movie later on that evening. 56 Kitchen is located in a strip mall with plenty of parking, which is nice. The decor is kind of rustic/industrial. Very cool- especially the door montage at the back of the restaurant. There was a happy hour being advertised and I was curious what it was, but the waiter didn't tell us and when I asked about it, he wasn't really sure about the specifics. That left a weird taste in my mouth, even if I wasn't going to order off the happy hour menu anyways.
I ordered a Siesta Tequila. Don't normally order mixed drinks because I'm cheap and I personally don't that they are worth the money, but what the heck, I figured out already out in Solon- why not. It was ok. Certainly didn't cheap out on the alcohol- I was feeling at by the time I finished, but it was more strong than delicious. Could have used more lime.
For our meal, we ordered the Salmon club sandwich, a BELT pizza and fried artichoke hearts. All in all, they were quite good. The pizza had a wonderful crust and a tasty sauce. The portions of bacon were pretty small, and a fair amount of bites had none in or- or egg for that matter. Hard to eat because the greens were piled fairly high on it. Tasted good though- I'd order again. Our waiter didn't ask how we wanted the salmon cooked, despite what the menu ordered. We would have probably asked for ours to be cooked a little more rare, though it wasn't callously overcooked. The club sandwich was ok. I probably wouldn't order it again, although the fries were delicious. Fried artichoke was a revelation- I really enjoyed it a lot. Crispy quarters of artichoke hearts with a light breading and a tasty dipping sauce. Very interesting and delicious. Generally speaking, the food came out quickly.
What annoyed me happened next. We were running close to when the movie started, so I asked for a Peach cobbler to go and for the check, with my credit card ready. Our waiter said sure went to put the order in, coming back to say, "Well, the ice cream on the cobbler might not keep well in a take out container." so I was like, "Great, I didn't know there was ice cream- can you just bring it out separately?" He brought out a bowl of vanilla ice cream for us. Excitedly, we dug in- who doesn't love unexpectedly free ice cream? Us, evidently, because this was definitely one of the worst ice creams I've ever had. It tasted of the worst of the cheap supermarket ice cream- the super airy kind, with no depth of flavor and was chunky with crunchy ice particles and to boot was partially melted. Ugh. I couldn't finish it. Not worth the calories. But hey, it was free right? I couldn't complain because I hadn't expected to get ice cream anyways.
But here's the kicker- when I looked at the receipt, there was a charge for $2 for the ice cream. Now $2 is not a lot of money. Had it been decent ice cream, I might have been more ok with it. BUT, to have it implied that it was included on the cobbler dish when it is an extra charge, and then to have been served half melted, crappy cheap grocery store ice cream in a restaurant of this caliber is a bit much. For the record, a waitress brought our cobbler out in cool cast iron pan, which would have been pretty sweet had we not asked for our food to go because we were in a big rush. Fortunately our waiter caught her before she gave our food to us.
In the end, it was a decent place. If I was in Solon, I'd go more often. Since its a bit of a trip for me, I doubt I'll go again unless I'm in the Solon area. Good food, but terrible terrible ice cream- hope they get a better supplier.
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