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| - I can honestly say this is one of the better restaurants I have been to in Cleveland. The location is wonderful. The physical space of the restaurant is great and the outdoor patio is tremendous. As soon as you walk up to the patio, it's so inviting. It's pretty much begging you to just take a seat and chill. All this in downtown Cleveland...pretty amazing stuff.
First thing is first, everything about this place is high-quality. Lazy Susan on the patio tables...nice. Of course with high-quality dining comes high prices, though I would have to say that I got what I paid for.
The meal started off with tater-tots and cornbread appetizers which are both complimentary. Both were absolutely delicious. The cornbread was cooked nicely: crisp on the bottom and otherwise fluffy throughout. The tater-tots were just about perfect as they were fried just right, had the right amount of salt, and came with a pretty solid sauce...don't know what was in it, but it's good. Do note that the tater tots have bacon bits on top of them that can be brushed off. If this is an issue for you, just ask your waiter to get you tater-tots without bacon.
I ordered the french onion ravioli which was the weirdest thing I've ever seen. It's like french-onion soup lightly poured over cheese ravioli. One word: tremendous.
For desert I had the brownie ice-cream. The serving size was huge, as was the taste. I could tell the brownie was fresh out the oven.
Was this a pricey meal? I'd be lying if I told you it wasn't. But wow was it good. The food is this weird American-fusion type cuisine that is definitely different, yet shows the creativity of the chef and his staff. The execution is just about perfect.
The service was okay. I think minor lapses in service was due to the fact that we made a reservation for a party of 6, yet 1 didn't show, so that perhaps confused the waiters at first resulting in somewhat slow service. The service did later step up to desired pace.
Check this place out if you're looking to spend a bit more than usual on a nice meal.
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