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| - Not often in cleveland dining can you say the restaurant had a decedent atmosphere. Dont get me wrong, you can have beautiful restaurants, or hip lighting, throw pillows, etc. Coming into Crop you are blown away at the idea of eating dinner in a atmospherically lit old bank lobby. Even if the food was garbage I would say come here to stare at the ceiling and wall mural.
For the food, it was well prepared, fast and no complaints. With that being said there was nothing to die for. The big standout at the table were the chicken and waffles and oyster soup. The lamb dishes, while cooked well, lacked a level of seasoning. This is particularly true with the lamb shank. The risotto was cooked to perfection and the flavour profiles were dead on with the mushroom and lamb. Yet the bed of risotto overpowered the lamb.
We had a new server, so he wasnt sure on which sauce went with what dish and he seemed a bit flustered during the Thursday dinner service. But the rest of the waitstaff seemed on point. And special props to the hostesses, who talked to my grandma at length about the building and location.
Another true Cleveland jem in the gastropub world. Its always nice to come home to places like Crop. However, aside from the Chicken and Waffles, the entrees left me wanting more flavor.
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