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| - I'm perfectly ok with giving Rick Moonen one star. I know this place is new. I would love to go back in a year and re-review.
So, on to the long short of it...
This place is cute and (dare I say) whimsical in décor but sexy at the same time. Weird. Anyway, the menu is 100% comfort food. They indeed fry and throw cheese on items here without hesitation. Here's what I tried enough of to review:
Bacon Wrapped Bacon and Egg - 3 perfect little bites great balance of flavor.
Inside out French Onion Grilled Cheese - Ooie Gooie cheesy deliciousness combining by 2 favorite things onions and cheese!
Bucket of Crispy Fried Game Hen - Ok, here is the reason for my one star. This was the greasiest, flattest chicken that I have ever tasted. It was, in one word, awful. It is accompanied by a massive clump of shaved celery and carrots on top of the basket...wtf do I do with those?!? I'm eating with my hands here. It comes in a diner style wire basket and you get no plate which was only slightly annoying after I tasted the thing. I absolutely regret getting this.
Johnny's Big Dry Aged Burger - This was delicious and as an onion lover, I completely appreciated the added flavor of the Balsamic onions in each bite. But, its a burger...so yah.
Mahalo Matcha Panna Cotta - Matcha Panna Cotta good...pineapples ok, but the addition of the passion fruit sorbet was just weird. I don't feel like this combination worked well together at all. A bite of all 3 at once, let my mouth very confused. The hunks of macadamia nut tuile...just made things worse.
Peach Cobbler - I'm not sure if this was good or my dessert was so bad, I was happy to taste something that at least worked as one harmonious dish.
Supporting my decision for 1 star, plain and simple is the fact that this place is WAY...WAY overpriced. I feel like I'm paying for the Moonen name...which is fine, but when this isn't paired with Moonen quality. I find myself full of regret that I ever stepped foot in this place. If you insist on trying... get some small bites and some cocktails. Save yourself the money and the frustration. Also, keep in mind that they still don't have a Happy Hour in place so give it a couple of months.
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