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| - Hallelujah! Now here's something in my 'hood I've really had fun sinking my teeth into! Here is a place where the food outshines the service - I've gotten so used to the opposite in the area, I forgot what this felt like. Don't get me wrong, in a perfect world I'd have that elusive cohesion of service and food like I'm used to having at my usual haunts. Maybe after they get to know me a but here that'll change for me too but so far the customer service just isn't worth mentioning. It's not bad, it's not good, it's just meh. The FOOD however really is special...
So far, beet salad, chicken sandwich, filet with mushrooms and jus with root veg and purée, but the piece de resistance (too lazy to access French keyboard after 3 overdue reviews here so back off lol) is easily the goat cheese Napoleon! Holy *+¥!?#% that's good lol! Everything is beautifully presented but this tastes even better than it looks. The pastry layers are perfectly flaky yet hold their shape as you break into them, the creamy, dreamy light-as-a-feather goat cheese mousse nestled between, a restrained drizzle of honey and crushed pistachios for sweetness and texture, uh... Yes please!! The filet was buttery and cooked to temp perfectly, the ambience is nice and laid back a la mom ami G on strip and the view of the pond and sound of quacking ducks wading nearby is a welcome refuge in the area. Two visits and a third planned already! If you were in doubt, pull the trigger already and thank me later. Note: many options on the lunch menu are not on dinner menu and vice versa but depending on the chef they can still accommodate ;).
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