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| - I was hoping for some inspiration from Blu, but found none.
I was pretty excited to check this place out. All of the reviews I have read are very positive. Plus, Massimo is 'famous'. So I think my expectations were a little bit inflated, which has probably tainted the following review to a certain degree.
The restaurant is in a very nice space and they have done a very good job of decorating. Blu has an atmosphere that can be intimate, comfortable, and hip all at the same time. The warm, rich tones of Blu were very welcoming on a wet and cold Tuesday night.
The serving staff were welcoming and did a good job of taking care of us and providing suggestions.
Now the food, was good. But not good enough to justify $50 dollars a head however. The Mediterranean Blu salad is outrageously over priced at $10 (the only appetizer cheaper is the soup at $8). Don't get me wrong the salad is pretty good. But it is just some mixed greens, a nice dressing, and 1 roma tomato sliced on the side. There isn't even any cheese. Now if you were to add thin slices of some really good aged pecorino or parmesan than maybe I would pay $5 for it.
I had the baked Atlantic salmon ($24) for my main. This is much more reasonable pricing when compared to the $10 salad. Everything on the plate was wonderfully cooked and the flavours were nice. Nothing on my plate was bland. However, overall the dish was boring. It was very run of the mill. I am pretty sure I have made this dish almost exactly at home before (and it was just as good). I could say this about every other dish that our group ordered as well.
For dessert I had the raspberry sorbet. It was really good, but again very standard.
So, I would say that if you are looking for the same-old Italian cuisine and you want to go somewhere nice, give Blu a shot. But if like me you think that a meal isn't worth spending more than $50 per person on unless it is something you couldn't do at home (if you are reasonable good in a kitchen) then I would say skip it. There are a lot of other places to try.
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