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| - I know I repeatedly come back here, but for good reason. The food is stellar! Still, after all these years (well, around 5 years at least). I have to imagine that one of the hardest parts of a restaurant going forward is keeping things fresh. Thankfully, they excel at this!
I love seeing all the special dinners they offer. I know... I have to get to one sometime. But in the meantime, I did get to try out their brunch for the first time and I'm here to report it is just as wonderful as the rest of their menu!
I love me a good prix fix menu and theirs is fantastic. For $22 you get a cocktail, small plate and entrée. As soon as I saw that I was in. Everything, of course looked great, but I'm a sucker for a good Salmon Eggs Benedict. I was stuck on what to order for the small plate, since the first think that appealed to me was salmon and I was already getting that in my main meal.
My first order of the day was a spicy bloody mary. Upon receiving it, I noticed it had an overpowering taste. I was trying to place it and finally did. It had too much horseradish. I knew this because I made one myself the other week that I doused in way too much and it was not my cup of tea. I also didn't think it was very spicy. Even with a jalapeño floating around. Maybe a dash of red hot too? The server was happy to add some extra juice and that evened things out. Next time I'll know exactly what to order though.
I settled on the slaw dumplings on a whim, not really knowing what to expect. Thank God I did, because they were amazing! Crispy fried dumplings with a vinegar and tart slaw in the middle. They were piping hot, fresh off the fryer and I devoured them in seconds. It's hard not to go wrong with a small plate here, I've learned. But the funny thing is, it's not really a small plate. The server actually explained to us that a "small plate" is actually an appetizer sized portion, easily split among two people. Whatever, I would have been greedy with these delicious morels anyway. Best I not share.
The eggs benny were a perfect size. Two buttery biscuits with fresh salmon, perfectly cooked eggs and a sweet hollaindaise sauce. It also came with crispy taters that weren't greasy at all, that complemented the meal perfectly.
Considering this continues to impress me, I'm sure it won't be long til I'm back again.
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