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| - I wanted Cork to be amazing but it was just alright.
There used to be a restaurant my wife and I would go to in Las Vegas that was our favorite restaurant in the world. It was far off The Strip in a little strip mall, they served great food, and had perfect service. Cork's menu and photos were as close as I have found to that restaurant in Vegas.
I don't have any real complaints about Cork, the food was good and the service was good, it just didn't blow me away like I had hoped it would - which is strange to me because I had Gazelle for dinner that night and I love restaurants that have interesting ingredients on the menu! Maybe I'm being too hard on Cork - maybe it wasn't my restaurant from Las Vegas like I had hoped and I had unrealistic expectations.
So, keeping the first part in mind, let's start over.
My wife and I had been excited to visit Cork ever since we moved back to Arizona in 2012. The menu looked amazing and (unfortunately for me) there was a menu item on the previous seasons menu that was Elk Strip Loin cooked in Duck Fat. Those are two of my favorite things brought together in what sounds like one incredible dish. I wish I had had the chance to try it, but it was off the menu by the time we visited.
When I called ahead to let the restaurant know that we were running a few minutes late they said it would not be an issue and were very accommodating. When we arrived, we were taken to our table right away.
As I mentioned already, I had gazelle for my entrée but it was a tossup between that or the Wild Boar Stew. I ended up choosing the gazelle in the end mostly because the boar was a stew and I wanted something more substantial than that. My wife had a steak and she was a little disappointed in it; she said it was just a steak and not very special.
As I was browsing Cork's menu while writing this review (a few months after having visited), I can definitely see what I would order if I were sitting in their dining room right now. They have a rabbit risotto for appetizer and a mustard crusted wild boar entrée. This time, I wouldn't consider anything but the boar!
I'm still not certain what it is that makes me so hesitant to return to Cork. Perhaps it's the price? Cork is not an inexpensive restaurant and, for the cost, maybe I'm leery of going back. I would go back - Cork is definitely not a restaurant I would avoid, but I guess I'm not anxious to go back... but looking at their menu does make me want to go back. I'm conflicted about Cork.
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