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| - With a menu is guided by the principles of sustainability, a wine/beer/or sake pairing for every item on the menu, and several well composed dishes, David Clawson Restaurant is certainly worth checking out!
DCR is definitely the best food in the Anthem Hills area...though that's not saying much...but still it is a welcome addition. The drink pairing were very well thought out! We took part in multiple pairings and this was one of my favorite aspects. DCR did their homework with the pairings and it paid off! I was impressed with how many items were offered by the glass for a restaurant this size, and hope they can sustain this approach!
We enjoyed the following items:
pork- Certainly liked the achara & pear with this pork belly
oyster- Delightfully fresh and bright...I'm a sucker for ponzu w/ oysters
salad - Avocado & pomegranate play so nice with salmon
tuna - Like to addition of scallop and yuzu
lamb - Wonderfully cooked and seasoned
fruit - You had me at sticky
rice - This was an excellent idea for a dish...think uni risotto. We would have like to have had more uni as it was a little thin compared to the portion of rice, but for the price the uni portion made sense.
Here is a look at the menu when they opened:
bread milk bread, plugra butter, alaea red salt
pork pork belly, achara, asian pear
oyster *kusshi, ponzu, daikon, chives
vegetarian asparagus, shiitake, meyer lemon
salad *hamachi, avocado, pomegranate
soup red pepper, sambuca, basil
tuna *ahi, scallop, tobiko, yuzu
liver foie gras, pear, ginger, shallot jam
crab jumbo lump, persimmon, shallot
lamb chop, shishito, olive, muhammara
chicken organic, achiote, green chile, macaroni
shrimp black tiger, corn, jicama, chorizo
whitefish sea bass, white miso, kabayaki, bok choy
beef tenderloin, sambal, balsamic, mushroom
duck leg confit, lemon, honey, blueberry
rice niigata koshihikari, uni, reggiano cream
salmon horseradish, cucumber, mustard
scallop *hokkaido, tamari, finger lime, ikura
potato yukon gold, garlic, ham hock
veal cheek, polenta, gremolata
mushroom portobello, balsamic, feta cheese
noodles shanghai, garlic, more garlic
fruit sticky apricot love, vanilla cream, toffee
chocolate crunchy praline valrhona, tangerine
brulee bailey's irish crème
cheese epoisses, fig, truffle honey, quince
DCR is most certainly a 5 Star, "As Good As It Gets" option for this area of town, and with a few modifications I'd consider garnishing them with 5. I'm sure we'll go out of our way to make it back at some point.
David was in the kitchen the night we came in. He made point to come by and was very genuine and down to earth. I like his approach to food and service.
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