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| - Tentative 3 stars, pending a better showing next time. Came here for brunch on Valentine's day, our fault for not paying attention to what day it was. We didn't have a reservation, so the dining room was off limits, but we were able to get a spot to sit at the bar with no problems. We both got coffee, no booze, though some of the stuff on the menu looked pretty good. I ordered the biscuits and gravy, the pancetta-buttermilk gravy, and a side of sausage, because since I was getting pancetta in my gravy, I didn't want to double up and order bacon (see what I was going for there?). And my friend got the salami hash.
My friend was perfectly happy with his food as far as I could tell. The meal was very pleasantly presented. My biscuits and gravy, well...not quite what I ordered. I was anticipating pancetta-buttermilk gravy, instead I got something that was orange and spicy with sausage in it. Ok, I get that a lot of places change up things on their menu according to food availability of the week blah blah, and that's fine, but just tell me!! Don't let me order something knowing what I read in the description is not what's coming on my plate. And remember when I ordered sausage instead of bacon for my side to avoid doubling up? Well, thanks for foiling those plans! On to the taste. The biscuits were ok, a bit dense, but still minimally acceptable. The gravy was too heavily salted, which made the bits of sausage taste even saltier. The breakfast potatoes were nice and crispy, well half of them were. The other half were overly crispy to the point where I felt was eating a potato chip cube. The taste was good though.
So maybe we came on a bad day. Holiday brunches are hectic days, but given the calibur of staff, I wouldn't expect them to be this thrown off by V Day brunch. I was a big fan of what chef Pruett put out back when he was at Steenbock's, so haven't lost hope for Cento yet. Maybe next time!
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