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| - My girlfriends and I decided to check this place out around 7pm on a Saturday night, thinking that we won't need reservations cause its new. Haha, well I recommend making reservations, we were quoted an hour wait but were offered to check out their lounge that is first come first serve. We went for the lounge option and happened to luck out finding three, out of the ten, stools at the bar available. The restaurant is extremely loud and the lounge area is no different. The decor is trendy and contemporary with greys and whites. The lounge area offers one small flat screen that had ESPN playing, but this is not the place to watch sports.
The two bartenders on were very friendly and greeted us right away and we given a drink and food menu. Let me say that I wanted to try every item on the food menu as all the options sounded delicious. The drink menu, well for advertising as a wine bar, their by-the-glass wine selection is pathetic, but their 2 ounce flight menu had hope. I opted for a drink off their cocktail menu titled Cider Bellini and it was a delicious treat that reminded me of Fall due to the cinnamon and apple cider. The bartenders use fresh fruit to make all the drinks which is greatly appreciated.
We split two appetizers, the Warm Brie and the Crab Cake 3 Ways. Both were super tasty and gone within three minutes of being set down in front of us (psh, don't judge).
The brie had a black pepper almond crust and was accompanied by a fig and pear compote and those two salty/sweet ingredients combine to form an amazing party in your mouth. The three crab cakes were super small, But each had a different flavor: Traditional, Corn wrapped Red Pepper Aioli, and a Sothwestern hush puppy-esque fritter. The Maryland Traditonal crab cake was the favorite among us three ladies.
We will definitely be back to try more specialty cocktails and sample more of their delicious food!!
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