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| - An evening at the "Moulin Rouge"...sums up my visit at Quince. An assault on our senses.
Went to Quince this week for dinner with the hubby. Very cute area, the Grand Pacific Junction. Little shops with live trains that pass by...at least two during our dinner.
The evening at Moulin..I mean Quince began as we walked through the doors. The host that greeted us and the servers were an unusual bunch. Overall, very nice and accommodating but misfits of sorts. Lacked a level of formality and polish.
The decor of the restaurant is country with bad decorating sense. This was the biggest down fall for us. The wall art didn't fit with the country wall paper and light fixtures. Lighting wasn't dimmed and table lacked candles yet had some very modern glass sculpture on it. With the bright lights and bad decor, my senses were overwhelmed.
The food....the appetizers were ordered were creative and executed wonderfully. I must say that the "appetizers" were the size of an entree. Hubby had the sweet potato pierogis and I had the crab tater tots. The size, the creativity and the commitment to flavor was appreciated by us. On to the salads, again we had "small" dinner sized salads which were so large. I had the chopped salad and hubby had the wedge salad. Same thing, size, creativity and commitment to flavor was great. Entrees came out on dishes the size of serving platters. I had a veal dish with homemade ravioli. Veal was cooked perfectly, the ravioli was some of the best I had around and the lemon sauce was bold. My husband had the "three little piggies" which was three pork dishes on one platter. Size, creativity and commitment to flavor excellent. The only food aspect that was lacking was the dessert. We had a lemon tart with lemon ice cream. The lemon flavor was lacking and the tart was doughy and not crispy flaky like a tart should be. PS their homemade bread and basil dip was great.
Alluding to Moulin Rouge comes in because of the attack on my senses. The cast of characters, the location and decor, and the several courses we had with large portions and strong flavors just had me overwhelmed.
Kudos to the chef for such inventive, larger than life and flavorful dishes. Wish they would move to a space that fits the cuisine. Next time we go, I would choose an entree, savory every bite and stop there. No apps, no salads, no chance to mix too many flavors. I was like a teenager who let loose on their parents liquor cabinet..mixing too much of a good thing made me feel a bit queasy.
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