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| - Eleven is one of those places we frequent for happy hour on the way home from work. We've tried nearly everything on the happy hour food menu (updated on a fairly regular basis) and I've been a big fan of everything. Currently, the shishito peppers are a great option. They're not too salty or oily, and garnished with just the right amount of manchego. I'm not into the dipping sauce that accompanies them, but that's purely preference, as the peppers are good enough on their own. The mussels are usually excellent, with an ever-changing broth that pairs well with the daily bread varieties that the servers will offer. For $6, you really can't go wrong. Same applies to the happy hour drink specials...I definitely recommend the Eleven Mule!
We've also tried both the tavern menu and dinner menu, but honestly, neither blew me away. The Eleven Burger is highly-rated by so many people, but I honestly didn't like it...at all. The burger, itself (ordered medium), was just chewy and I couldn't taste the meat under the excessive pile of toppings. I could barely get through the bland onion straws that overwhelmed everything...including the blue cheese. Such a disappointment. I'm hoping to try the lamb burger soon, as we often see it pass by, and it looks excellent. Also, as someone from Baltimore, I should've known better than to order the crab cake sandwich. A lot of bread, a tiny amount of crab cake (looked like claw meat, as well). Poor choice on my part, but at a place like Eleven, I really expected a more impressive effort.
The dinner menu is a bit stronger, but it'll hit your wallet pretty hard. Is it worth it? I'm still undecided. I tried the lamb chop (which doesn't seem to be on the current menu). It was good, but dry, which is probably one of the reasons that I haven't been tempted towards the dinner menu again. They did have an excellent tomato salad (also not on the current menu), which is actually what convinced us to stay for dinner in the first place. The atmosphere is definitely fitting if you're looking to impress on a date or business dinner, and the staff is excellent and usually very nice. The menu reads as fine dining, and certainly is priced as such, so come prepared to spend quite a bit. As mentioned before, our verdict is out on whether or not it's worth the cost, but I'm willing to try the full-on dinner experience again at some point. Until then, we'll continue to enjoy the excellent happy hour drinks and bites, nice bar staff, and inviting atmosphere. At a minimum, it's definitely worth stopping in for that.
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