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| - I'm a little hesitant to write this review after only one solo visit, but it's a new place so here goes:
Service: My server was as good as a server can be. She was knowledgeable about the menu and the actual food preparation. She didn't chat me up, but she got everything done. I was there late on a weekday and she never gave me that feeling that she would rather be doing her sidework and getting home instead of dealing with a single bum like me.
Food choice: The menu is pretty complete. It's not cheap, but they include salad, bread and very nice choice of potatoes. After the last places here, this is a nice change. They serve walleye (WalleyePike actuallY) and it was pretty good, pan-fried with flour (LIKE IT SHOULD BE!). For those of us from the Canadian-influenced parts of Midwest, this is a nice find. There was something about the preperation though that wasn't like I remember it. Maybe it's because they used olive oil instead of butter or too much of it or cooked it too long. It was good, but not great.
Bar: The bar crowd seemed like the young professional crowd. The thing that made my night was the fact that they had Campari, which is sort of my drink. If they have that, I'm guessing they have a pretty good selection, because most non-Italian places don't stock Campari.
Ambience: I was there at 9:30 on a Tuesday, so it's hard to say. The room is nice, a little different than before. There is a little bit of an effort to partition out the bar which is a nice touch I suppose.
For now, I'll give it a tentative four stars, definitely not five. I need to go back to confirm, but I'm not afraid to by any means.
Bottom line: $19 walleye with bread, salad and beautiful baked potato + Damn good service + Campari == Four stars. For now.
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