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| - Ideally, I'd give this place 4.5 stars, but we'll go crazy and round up :-) We made a reservation and due to some downtown traffic, we were running late. We called and they were nothing but understanding and able to hold our table for us.
We started with splitting the beet salad, which was amazing. I loved the combination of fennel, beets, and goat cheese croutons. The blood orange vinaigrette melded all of the flavors together and left you with a bright, crunchy, refreshing start to the meal.
I had the "Vesper" to drink. It reminded me of a mild lemon drop martini, not overly flavored. It was very good, but I'm not sure I'd ever crave that or list it as my favorite drink.
For my entree, I ordered the "Dirty Pasta". The noodles reminded me of an elongated cavatelli in a savory, cheese sauce with ground duck, sage and plenty of Parmesan Reggiano on top. The portion was more than enough, and I even had a small portion left over for lunch the next day! My dining partner got the hanger steak. It was cooked perfectly, amazingly tender for a hanger steak. Our only issue was the meat was a little over-salted, but that is likely more our preference.
The ambiance was very hipster-y, with dark, patterned wallpapers and a big, standing, stuffed bear adjacent to our table. It was a little dark inside. If you're dining with older guests, maybe bring along your flashlight to help them out!
My only disappointment was not having any room for dessert! Next time, I'm saving belly room all day in order to eat more here!
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