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| - This is my first review in a MINUTE but I love, love, love Spice, had a wonderful experience last night, and I'm trying to take a stab at this whole regular Yelping thing :)
So my boyfriend and I came in on Sunday for our anniversary after making reservations on OpenTable. Spice made sure to give us a friendly call the day before to confirm our 7:30 reservation and as a courtesy let us know that there would be special menu on Sunday night. A+ customer service right there.
We went to a movie at the Capitol down the street and got out wayyyyyy earlier than we had initially thought. Not usually my style but there we were, on our way, and almost 40 mins ahead of our rezzy. So I called to give them a head's up and said we'd have no problem chillin' at the bar until the table was ready. When we arrived it was a really light crowd. Atmosphere, as always, was on point. I love how they serve water in mason jars and the fresh flower arrangements they display in little glass vases are always a really lovely touch :) The bartender was friendly, handed us the special menu written on a slate slab in chalk, and talked us through one of their specialty cocktails using juice from Daily Press. As soon as my beautiful, frothy, tart, and delicious citrus-y drink arrived (see photo) we were walked to our table by the even friendlier hostess who wished us a happy anniversary.
At our table, we were given the run down on the menu options. To be completely honest, we were like 'da f@#%??' looking at a few of the items described before us. But our waiter was awesome and talked us through just about everything, answering any and all questions we had. Taking his suggestions, we decided to be adventurous and get some appetizers: brussel sprouts and gratin potatoes as well as an order of sunchokes. What are sunchokes, you ask? Apparently, he told us, they're sunflower roots. Also called the Jerusalem artichoke, they have the consistency of an apple crossed with a potato. Intriguing. Sunflowers are not only my favorite flower but I also, coincidentally, just got back from Jerusalem. So we went for it. HOLY DELICIOUSNESS. They came out baked, seasoned, and oiled to literal perfection. Definitelyyyyyyy try these if you get the chance. The brussel sprouts/gratin potatoes were fab, too, but these were A++++.
For my entree I ordered the super yummy pumpkin/pork ravioli (see photo), which I initially thought was sort of an odd pairing. It turned out to be fan-fricken-tastic. I was really pleasantly surprised by how well the flavors went together. The sunchokes were hard to beat, but I was very happy with my selection. After seeing 'The Revenant,' my bf decided to go the Leo route and order bison. Just an average Sunday, tryin' some bison. It was rare (more to his liking than mine) and had a really flavorful marmalade on top.
Long story short, it was a fantastic overall dining experience. Food, atmosphere, drinks, and service were superb. The ONLY reason I'm giving my review 4/5 stars is the fact that there was a particularly noisy party of 4 in our immediate vicinity :\ Not necessarily the fault of Spice, but we could hear every single word they were saying to each other. It was quite obnoxious and unfortunate. Maybe that's the downside of going on a slow night? A few loud people can come in and slightly diminish an otherwise cozy, romantic, wonderful experience. But well done to Spice, though! Truly. You'll definitely see us again soon :)
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