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| - We are impressed! First visit to Amuse Bouche this afternoon. We were too early for the dinner menu but the lunch selection suited us just fine.
We gave the duck liver pâté a try as we have never had pâté presented on its own... No doubt whatsoever that this was excellent but it is clearly an acquired taste and we have not acquired it! The toasted, sliced baguette it came with, however, was fabulous and downright tasty with the simple house salad served with the pâté.
Given that Amuse Bouch is known and acclaimed for their Cabernet burger, that was our entree. It was everything described; thick, rich, moist, sweet, flavorful. The braised, candied onions with a wee bit of bacon was a wonderful contrast against the tangy cheese and bold beef. The ciabatta bun was a light, yet sturdy, vessel for the juicy burger.
The fries, oh the fries! Thank you for knowing how to make a fry that is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside... Note I said crispy, not burnt, and tender, not mushy. They were fries, not a pre-cut baked potato... Yummy!
This was a meal that we will crave again, it was positively memorable, and will bring us back! Bonus, they asked about every aspect of our meal and upon learning we did not have the taste for pâté, removed it from our bill... This is over-the-top customer service as we had ate at least 25% of it and it was our personal experiment (as in not their problem we didn't fall in love with it).
They lost a star due to the very small tables and a more eat-in kitchen ambiance than boutique bistro (which is what the name, menu, and color scheme suggested). But this issue won't keep us from coming back.
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