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| - OK, not great. Filet ($36) was above average but for the price you might as well go to a can't miss place elsewhere in the Valley. The way the self-absorbed waiter talked about it, we should have expected the best steak in history.
Waiter was nice but tried too hard and eventually came off as arrogant, as he educated us about what the difference between cabernet and pinot noir was. we are in our mid 30s, and just because we were the youngest people in the dining room by 20 years, it doesn't mean we haven't had wine before.
he rammed his whole opening presentation down our throats about mcgrath/beard/awards and "talent attracting talent" as he pointed to himself and the bartender....and of course didn't fail to mention that he came from a culinary backgroud, whatever the hell that means. luckily, we got to hear him do it all over again as he over-schmoozed the table of 6 next to us.
caesar salad was fine, but the waiter said it was made the 'real way', by scratch, anchovy, etc. whatever.....it's a salad...don't need 5 minute discourse on its merits.
my short rib special was disappointing. the flavor was minimal and it was not braised enough, as the meat did not fall off the bone as all the others i've seen have. supposedly was braised in dr. pepper, but didn't detect much of that flavor.
i think this place would be a good place to go for happy hour or a drink and one of the cheaper menu items. but to drop $20-$36 on entrees is pointless, when they are dozens of options within 15 minutes that have much better food for the price.
decor was cool. try for yourself. we didn't try dessert, actually, as the waiter didn't mention it. he must have smelled a bigger tip at the table of 6.
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