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| - Tried this for place for the first time this weekend, and had a great experience.
It's a small, casual place with a modern, mildly upscale menu (priced quite reasonably).
There were four of us, and we sampled food and drink pretty broadly. Wine, beer, and a couple cocktails... All solid.
For starters, we tried a couple of the boards - cheese-sausage and cheese. The cheese board was essentially what one might expect. Sample of cheeses, apples, nuts, and olive tapenade. The sausage-cheese board was essentially a sliced brat, cheese fondue, and some very yummy pickled vegetables. Overall, these were just ok.
For entrees, my wife got the gniocchi and I ordered risotto. F---. me. Both were ridiculously good... Though I have to admit she made the better choice. The gniocchi had perfect texture and was served in a delicious tomato based sauce with wilted greens (spinach?) and this killer roasted pork. The risotto was was no slouch. Al dente with duck confit, mushrooms, and truffle salt - topped, of course with some shaved parm. Yum.
Desert was top notch as well. Bread pudding... A la mode, of course. Buttery, not too sweet with the all-important-for-bread-pudding perfect texture.
Service was friendly and made you feel right at home.
We'll definitely be back soon. It's a great place to have a nice, leisurely paced meal with friends. Good drinks. Delicious entrees. Great service. No hint of snotty prentiousness that often goes with this kind of menu.
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