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| - my fiancee and i dined here last week to celebrate her birthday. we originally were going to get the prix fixe but felt like having steak again (we had just had steaks at BOA a few days before! haha)
anyway, we were fans of Ogden having eaten at his Solvang joint "Root 246" last Spring when we went wine tasting.
the restaurant has a nice warmth to it; lots of wood and just dim enough to set the mood for a romantic albiet gut busting experience.
we started off w/ a glass of champagne and i had some cocktail which now i've totally forgotten about. ok, let's get on w/ the food..
first we had the complimentary amuse bouche; it was a crab salad w/ crispy rice noodles w/ a hint of curry. it was quite tasty and even tastier because the server accidentally gave us 2 servings each! bonus!!
next we shared the caesars salad. OH MAH GAWD. hands down the best caesars salad i've ever had. the dressing was bursting w/ intense flavor; the cheese, the anchovies...wow. even the romaine lettuce was super fresh, crunchy and delish. if i were to base this review on the salad alone, easily 5 stars. i even used the bread they gave us to wipe up the dressing left over on the plate. oh, and the croutons! super crispy like they had been deep fried. bravo Mr. Ogden.
my entree was the ribeye w/ fingerling pototoes and mushrooms. unfortunately it was underwhelming. good but not worth the $48 price tag. i much rather have the ribeye from BOA or Ruth's Chris or even the Hawaiian ribeye from Houstons. the meat was cooked perfectly, though; medium, just like i ordered it. and it did have a nice 'woodsy' flavor, just as the name suggested.
my fiancee had the NY steak. it originally came w/ beets and potatoes i believe. the server (who was great, btw; excellent service albiet a little on the slow side) asked if she liked beets. she hesitated and said 'they are okay.' so he asked, "what other vegetables do you like?" carrots being her fav, she told the server. viola! her steak came on a bed of carrots and fingerling potatoes. very nicely done.
after our entrees we were stuffed and asked to have our leftovers packed. we passed on dessert but i was wondering if the restaurant would bring someting out since i had mentioned to the lady taking the reservation that it was my fiancee's birthday when she specifically asked "do you have any special requests?" but no. it was a little dissapointing. oh well.
i didn't say anthing and we were ready to get on our way but then our server brought us two, mini shots of butter scotch flavored butternut squash and whipped cream desserts! he said he didn't want us to leave w/o having something sweet. nice!
the minus one star accounts for two things:
1) ok, not great steak
2) when we opened up the leftovers, they completely left out all of my fiancee's carrots!! what the hell? that was her favorite part! they just packed the meat and a few fingerlings (and the goat cheese croquet she didn't finish) but no carrots. and she had a lot left over after her meal. needless to say, she was bummed about that.
overall, great service, fresh and high quality food. we're still fans of Mr. Ogden and are looking forward to tasting his other creations.
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