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With the combination of low season & dining hour, reservations are not necessary at all.
All the staff I came into contact were professional and quite hospitable.
My server allowed me to choose seating inside the restaurant & suggested facing the mall for a good view.
The sommelier was sharp w/wine & threw in a FREE wine flight. I was loaded: 3 EXTRA 2 oz glasses of wines to sample, all fantastic. One from the Willamette Valley-currently my favorite region.
Boa bread is normally baked in house at the Southern CA locations. In LV, they bake their own rosemary rolls, reminiscent of the texture of a biscuit, but fluffier & nicely scented. I couldn't finish the whole roll and packed it away for later.
I was given the option of ordering from the dinner menu also. My server was unsure if the Steak Tartare was available and I let him know I would be more than happy to replace that item with a petite filet. He could have easily told me the lower priced item was unavailable, and garnered a larger tip with the bigger ticket item, but he didn't.
Snacked on:
Prime Steak Tartare $16
Simple, elegant presentation, all the ingredients mixed at the table. I loved that I was aware of everything being put into my food.
Baby Greens $9
Large amounts of mixed greens lightly dressed.
TO-GO item:
Steak sandwich $14
Generous strips of tri tip on ciabiatta bread & a creamy fragrant sauce. The shoe string fries were sprinkled with herbs.
Total tab: $65.73
A steal for a glass of wine while dining, FREE wine flight, a light snack, a glass of wine to go while shopping and TWO more mini-meals.
I was raving about the service and food. I'll definitely be back to dine on a hunka seared cow.
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