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| - I've been on a huge tapas kick lately so when Lisa Marie opened I was super excited to check it out, and a few weeks later, that's exactly what I did! :)
Lisa Marie specializes in Cicchetti, which is italian style Tapas.
The location itself is cute. At the front of a restaurant where it looks like a large window would be, is actually open, so if you're sitting up there it kind of give you a patio-type feel without actually being outside.
Most of the tables are large, communial style tables with barstools, with some smaller bench-like tables around also.
Fair warning: this place gets NOISY. It wasn't too bad when I first got there around 6:30, but as the night progressed it got louder & louder to the point where you really needed to shout to speak to people even very close to you. On top of the noise from talking, there is music in the background, but due to the fact that it's so noisy, all you really hear is the bass making more noise. Not my fav.
The menu is fun with a little something for everyone! Sharing plates for groups of people, lots of unique and interesting cicchetti to try out, and if you're not a fan of tapas style meals they also have a few daily specials of full sized meals (when we went it was some sort of fish sandwich, as well as steak.)
First I tried the MASSIVE buffalo turkey wing. They aren't kidding when they say this thing is massive! It was like a leg! The buffalo sauce drizzled with blue cheese was good. Nothing about the dish really "wowed" me, but I was glad that I got the buffalo style option instead of the hoisin - I tried a bit of the hoisin sauce and it was reallllly salty.
Next I tried the Deep Fried Cheeseburger which was, by far, my favourite dish of the night. A mini fried burger, topped with pickles & a quail egg. Simple, but delicious. When you cut into the burger the cheese oozes out. Mmmm. This would be perfect if the meat wasn't so well done. I would have liked it just a bit more rare. Regardless, still a very yummy dish!
& of course I had to try some dessert! I had the Elvis in a Jar which was a peanut butter cream, bananas, french toast, and candied bacon.
I love peanut butter.
I love bananas.
I love french toast.
I loved candied bacon.
I didn't love this dish, unfortunately (especially since I was so excited for it!!) The French Toast was chewy and a bit tough to get through. I think that this dish would have worked well if the french toast was softer, or if a cake was used instead. The dish just fell flat for me. I ended up wishing I had ordered the bone marrow donut to try instead.
Around the table the consensus was that there were some hits and misses, but I don't think anyone was really blown away by any of the food that was tried.
Overall I'd say Lisa Marie definitely has room for improvement, but the experience was fun and I'd definitely give this place another try once it's had some time to work out the kinks.
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