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| - What can I say about the food...BBB. Blah, Bland and Boring
What a disappointing experience. I should start off by saying that I am not a fan of McGrath - personality wise but, I did (once upon a time) like his food. Also since I live in far N.S its nice to have options in the area. We decided to give this place a try last night and what a huge disappointment.
We arrived early for our reservations and were seated directly, the bus boy was very quick with the water - good.
Waitress was m.i.a for what seemed sometime - maybe she wasn't told that she had a table. But, once she appeared all was good.
Food...not so good. The signature pork chile seemed bland (not what I remember it to be) but, good enough. 2 entrées, the pork rack and the short ribs.
The short ribs are absolutely drenched in a Dr. Pepper sauce. They were moist but, I couldn't taste much beyond that sauce even when I managed to wipe it off the meat. Overwhelming! The chile risotto, not cooked properly. Not al dente simply not cooked. Also room temperature and absolutely no flavor, despite the fact that I added salt and pepper still no flavor. The dish did come with a little frisee salad with I believe marinated red onions, this was nice - wish I had more of that on my plate!
The pork rack better than the short ribs but, again no flavor. The restaurants signature and concept is based around the Wood-Fired Rotisserie, one would think this would impart a ton of aroma and flavor but, no, nothing. Again BBB and Dull! The grits might as well have been cooked in nothing but water.
Side - Super Greens, Kale, Bacon, Red Onion, Cider Vinegar - OK there is nothing I love more than kale in any variety and any preparation, I simply love it but, this was the worst thing I've ever eaten in my life. The kale was tough and had an extremely gamy taste... I couldn't stomach more than two bites then had to send it back.
Someone did come out to inquire about the kale and offered us another side dish which we declined.
The service turned out to be very good and we were also offered complimentary desserts which we also declined - at that point we were no longer interested in seeing more from the kitchen.
I'm not sure whats going on in the kitchen but, clearly flavor is not on the agenda - is anyone tasting this food? At this rate this may go the way of its predecessors - out of business.
So $100+ later and I wished we had just gone across to Grimaldi's for pizza!
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