OK, it may have just been that everything happened exactly as planned. A total fluke. At any rate - the evening was lovely. Here's why:
The boy and I went for Friday Date Night, and curbside parking was available lickity-split. We didn't have reservations, it was happy-hour and they sat us on their patio. The temperature was perfect and there wasn't a need for sunglasses because it was shaded nicely.
Everything else is happenstance. I happen to like Santigold. I happen to enjoy Polenta, Mushrooms, and eggs on my pizza. I lived in Louisiana for far too long - so I happen to enjoy beignets. My weakness happens to be french fries and I also happen to like dry Rose's.
So, you gotta believe me when I say that it just so happened, that the Pandora station played Santigold and similar artists - and they had this awesome Rose' that was dry like a Sauvignon Blanc. And the tapas plates that really excited me where these mushroom beignets, that tasted more like a homemade cream of mushroom soup inside of a lightly breaded mushroom! The chickpea polenta fries were structurally really neat - very dense, seasoned and battered well, and served with an awesome little remoulade sauce. The flatbread itself had an interesting texture - it was a thin crust but not so crunchy that you'd fear losing a tooth; A great crispy texture that offset the runny poached eggs on top. Local cheese curds and bacon finished it off. It was delightful!
Service was wonderful. Everyone that spoke to us was sincere and welcoming. The waitress was really knowledgeable about the menu items. She sincerely enjoyed interacting.
Can I go there again tomorrow!?