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| - Been to this place twice now since they've opened. There have been +'s and -'s both times. This restaurant could really be a nice addition to the neighborhood and add some variety, but the cooks need to get their shit together in the kitchen.
First visit: got the salmon appetizer and rib-eye steak. Salmon appetizer was tasty, had some nice flavors. Steak had a nice char-grilled flavor, but was well-done when I ordered medium rare. Regardless it was a tasty meal, and I felt it offered something different to the neighborhood.
Second visit: popped in for early dinner/happy hour. Ordered sushi roll appetizer and the CK single hamburger. First the bad... the sushi roll. The rice was grossly under-cooked. I was having to bite through hard grains of rice. Brought it up to the staff, who really seemed disappointed I was disappointed. I usually don't send food back to the kitchen unless it is something they can fix (i.e. not cooked enough) or it is completely inedible. I didn't ask for the item to be removed, but I think in this case it would have been appropriate for the staff to take that off my bill, which they didn't, sadly. On a good note, the hamburger was really nice. Good flavor, juicy, and actually very satisfying for me even though it was only their half portion (1 meat patty instead of 2). To top off the meal, ordered the sweet potato/chocolate desert... that was worth coming back for.
So, overall, restaurant has potential, but right now their cooks suck. If they keep overcooking their steaks and under-cooking their sushi rice, they won't be selling much of either. I will wait probably 6 months before coming back to this restaurant. If my next visit isn't great, it will be my last.
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