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| - 2.5 stars might be more accurate. "Ok" is a good description of the place, it's not bad, but not good either, it's just there, and by there, I don't mean a place that I think I'll have a desire to return to. This place is like the girlfriend that seems perfect on paper, but just doesn't do it for you..."it" just isn't there.
I say "on paper" literally because the menu looks great. They have a good, broad variety of beer and wine, as well as an adequate amount of selection on the dinner menu. And physically this girlfriend even looks good...this place has a nice patio (when it's not 110 and humid outside), and a good open feel inside that's quite nice at first glance. The longer we were in the place the more we saw the need to balance out all the hard surfaces on the interior as it is fairly loud and echo-y, and the finishes seem nice, but could have been put together a little more professionally.
sooo what's the deal you ask? this place looks good, has a good menu, and a good patio, what's the downfall? It sets you up and never delivers. The descriptions and ingredients in the dishes should make for some very flavorful and decadent dishes, however, when tasted, there's nothing special about them. The ingredients were rather bland, and there wasn't even a good texture to write home about.
We started with the baked cheese tartlet appetizer, which is a unique take on bruschetta that I was rather looking forward to. Picture flaky pastries that are strawberry shortcake style in shape with a layer of cheese at the bottom and the toppings above. The triple cream brie was almost undetectable in flavor and the Gorgonzola, although more pronounced, didn't seem like it was high quality...the richness and flavor just weren't there.
The "red goat pizza" was up next. This is surely a promising lineup: goat cheese ricotta cheese, roasted red bell peppers, roasted tomato, fresh basil, and a sun dried tomato pesto sauce. Great "qualities" to have in a pizza right? But when you take a bite, you are left feeling empty, unfulfilled, confused how such a great sounding pizza can deliver such little flavor. There was no crust with a to die for texture or bites bursting with fresh ingredients, it was the girlfriend that just didn't give you that feeling.
I can see why others have rated it higher, it certainly has the makings for something great, and maybe we hit it on an off night, but the delivery man came, and he showed up empty handed.
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