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| - We dined here with a large party a few weekends ago. Overall, I really like the concept and the restaurant is lovely inside. However, the menu was a little hit or miss.
Our amuse-bouche was a cold spinach soup that was alright but needed something else. Some taragon maybe? I'm not sure but it needed something to brighten it up but it was a unique offering on a rather warm evening so it worked.
The spring squash taquito was meh. Some zuchini squash diced in a little crispy taco shell. The shrimp and grits were excellent, though! Shrimp was well-cooked and the grits had a nice texture and the manchego worked very well.
For my main, I had the papardelle which was very good. I got a half portion since we'd had some plates to share before and it was plenty for a light supper. The pasta was cooked just right, the olives and manchego and peppers all worked very well and it was just a lovely late spring dinner.
However, the portions, even as a small plates restaurant, are extremely tiny on the shared plates. The prices are not bad but are still a bit high. The staff, eh. Our server tried very hard but some things were forgotten, some were brought out completely wrong, etc.
So overall, I may come back but I won't be in a huge rush. The concept is fun and fresh but it needs a little perfection on the execution to be great instead of just decent.
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