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| - With restaurant week in full force, we wanted to avoid the Queens Feast frenzy and enjoy an excellent meal. Now, I have been pushing to dine here for some time now. We were able to secure an 8:00 p.m. reservation (which is pushing it for my dad who starts asking "What's for dinner?" at 3:00 p.m.) Needless to say, we were all famished when we arrived to be seated. We waited for over an hour. Actually we went and got a drink at Hickory Tavern next door to avoid stealing food from nearby tables. Finally, after just over an hour, we were seated, and livid.
The manager TOTALLY saved our night with a round of drinks, and three delicious appetizers on the house. The 4 dips (omg walnut and eggplant!), saganaki, and short ribs. The short ribs are to DIE for!!
For my meal, I ordered the striped bass, which comes with capers and is very lemony and fresh tasting. I ordered the broccolini as my side which was fantastic. I highly recommend the beef short rib entree with butternut squash puree, which was on special that night. The definition of savory. The moussaka was also excellent, unlike any moussaka I've ever tried. We were too stuffed to try any dessert, but it is a must for next time.
Thankfully, the owner informed us that he is expanding the space. Hopefully to avoid hour long waits for diners who have reservations! The owner was genuine and very apologetic and made up for it so much that we can't wait to go back.
Delicious and eclectic food. YUM!
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