rev:text
| - Fantastic experience here. Absolutely first rate food and service. The signature beef cheek pierogi is wonderful -- great starter for sharing. We also tried the pork belly, which was rich and delicious. I frequently get a chicken dish the first time I try a nice restaurant, just as a baseline to compare with other places. It did not disappoint. The preparation was quite simple, but cooked perfectly. The kielbasa-style chicken sausage was a nice touch. My companions had the scallops and the flank steak, and a bite of each proved they were just as good.
Service was very good. Our waiter recognized early on that we were quite an informal table, and his demeanor shifted more social. Some people wouldn't like that, but I'm quite sure that he only did it after paying attention to us. The space is beautiful. I love the decor and open kitchen. Furniture was comfortable.
One complaint, not enough to dock a star: I loathe the iPad-based drinks menu. It's tacky and not functional enough. I'm not 100% opposed to using a tablet, but the app has to be *perfect* and this was nowhere near that. The app ran on a first-gen iPad, with its low-res screen and lack of power. It was clunky, imprecise, and required way too much tapping (you have to tap each cocktail one at a time to see its description). Either update the app and hardware, or, even better, don't fix what wasn't broken, and print a drinks menu. The drinks themselves were delicious -- so it's an easy flaw to forgive. This is a 5 star place for sure: go and enjoy one of Cleveland's best!
|