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| - Sibling restaurant to Sammy's Woodfired Grill & Pizzas, Table 89 offers pizza and assorted healthy-style fare like salads, soups, sandwiches, and a handful of entrees. Not familiar enough with Sammy's menu to be able to tell if the pizzas are the same or not, but style is similar. Came in for soft opening advertised via social media.
LOBSTER BISQUE; smooth and creamy with a good dose of lobster flavor
GOAT CHEESE AND TOMATO FLATBREAD: menu descrbies this as coming "with Mediterranean herbs" but it's actually zatar. Odd combination of flavors, not sure this really works. Only dish we didn't finish.
STEAK SALAD: ample portion of grilled marinated steak was a touch tough, vegetables were overdressed in a scallion-ranch dressing that didn't have much flavor but the various textures of tomato and radish, plus the addition of feta worked nicely. Particularly enjoyed the watercress in the lettuce mix.
HERB MARINATED SLICED STEAK: same type of steak as was served in the salad, seems to be round top and was cooked properly to medium rare but again- tough and chewy. The warm beluga lentils and greens had an earthy flavor that didn't quite work for my guy.
Setup is a walk-up counter to place your order at a light-up menu, take your glass to a drink station and pick up your cutlery at another station, then pick a table and your food is brought out. Not sure why drinks and cutlery are not positioned together. Service still seems to be getting settled in, some employees are friendly and polite but many were quiet- possibly nervous.
I like the freshness of the food but the concept seems a little muddled with Italian and modern and quazi-Mediterranean options. Appreciate the healthy and flavorful options available on the menu though.
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