I wish I could join the chorus. I really like Meat and Potatoes their other restaurant. Everything was a near miss. It's a cool menu, they have a great bar, the decor is great. Service was ok. Perhaps trying to do too much? They're opening 2 other restaurants from what I gather. It's a familiar tale.
I tried 3 dishes. The first was a special. Squash soup garnished with duck confit and pickled cranberries as I recall. This was the best of the 3. A bit more duck please as there were just a few shards of overcooked bits. It came out just barely warm. Maybe they spent too much time garnishing it? Would have been nicer, hotter.
Next, "Brussels". A bowl of Brussel sprouts in brown butter with a lemon aioli and dill topped with grated cheese. Still a bit nauseous thinking about it. Where was the dill? The aioli was smeared inside the bowl a bit. There was barely enough to talk about. They didn't skimp on the butter though. Ugh. It was swimming.
Somewhere around this time my eyes started burning and I thought I would be treated for smoke inhalation from the burning bread in the kitchen. I imagine the near loaf they serve as under their Cesar salad being torched helplessly under the salamander until no trace of the craftsmanship of the baker remained. Sure enough, my dining companions Cesar bread was burnt.
Lastly, I had the pig wings. Long beans, mango (too little) other veggies, cilantro, glazed and somewhat candied pork. Interesting dish but lacked balance. It was way too sweet just as my wife's peppers were way too salty. Everything missed.