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| - I was so excited about trying Bazaar Meat as I have been to the Bazaar location in LA several times & loved it. Let's just say this isn't the Bazaar in Beverly Hills. Upon arrival the atmosphere is fun, crocodiles on the ceiling, fun mismatched chairs, & an upscale hunting lodge type ambiance. The mismatched lamps so close together makes one feel as though they are in a lamps plus though. The place doesn't know what it is. We were told that it was similar to the Bazaar in LA in that it had tapas, but the tapas were more centered around meats. We asked about every dish we ordered & were told all of them were tapas size but this is not the case. There are a few tapas at the top of the menu but the rest are full size meat & veggie dishes. The menu is confusing. The servers try to explain things but there is to much to cover. If it wants to be a steak house be a steak house, if it wants to be a tapas place specializing in meat then it should be that but trying to be both isn't working. The prices are astronomical for the quality. Especially since Cleo is next-door & has the best Mediterranean tapas I have ever had at reasonable prices with a casual unpretentious attitude. Bazaar Meat is trying not to be pretentious but it still is a bit & if you don't order the expensive meat dishes you can see the disappointment from your server. Timing was off as well. I know tapas come at all different times but some things came right away & at the same time while other things came almost too late. Our server was extremely professional & seemed to really enjoy his job. He had great knowledge of the menu. Here is what we ordered:
Air bread Kobe sandwich- this item was not on the menu but they were making it special & it was delicious. The best thing I had all night. If you are familiar with the Bazaar in LA, they have an air bread Philly cheese steak & this is similar. I have no idea how they get the bread to be so light & airy & when you bite into it the cheese just melts out. Top it off with fig jam & the Kobe beef & you have yourself a delectable treat. Its $12 for one small sandwich but it is worth every penny.
Air bread Ruben- Same air bread with the melted cheese concept but I preferred the Kobe beef to the Reuben & didn't care for the thousand island or sauerkraut.
Brussel sprouts with fruit & lemon air- this dish sounded interesting but proved inedible. It had a horrible smell & the lemon air was weird. The taste was atrocious & the fruit did not go at all. I took one bite & was done with that. It was a large portion & not a tapas size.
Cauliflower- 2 servers told us how amazing it was, one told us it tasted like candy. The cauliflower was half black & had a strong burned Smokey flavor that overpowered all the other flavors. There were slivers of lemon on top which made it taste a little better but I don't recommend this dish.
Sloppy Joes- comes with 2 sandwiches that are way bigger than the air bread ones. They are a fun blast back to childhood but that is exactly what it is. They tasted like what you would have gotten in your school lunch & not the gourmet version I was hoping for.
Classic Beef Tartar- This one is neat because it's made at your table. I am not a big fan of raw meat dishes but in any case it did not taste good at all. The parker rolls it came with were great though and you can make little sliders with it.
Chicken croquets- this one is fun as it's served in a plastic converse sneaker. My husband didn't like these, he thought they tasted like fair food but I really liked them. They are supposed to taste like fried chicken potpie, which they do & I think they taste great. It would be great if there were little pieces of carrots and peas like a real potpie, but they do taste great.
Don't be a lemon nitrogen drink- this is amazing. If you have had the one in LA its similar to that. It has rum & lemon flavors with edible flowers. The consistency of the nitrogen is like nothing you have ever tasted before. It's a feast for your senses. Truly phenomenal.
Vanilla bean ice cream experience- this is another feast for your senses. You get 3 scoops of Madagascar vanilla bean ice cream with crushed pieces of an ice cream cone recipe from 1920. You get 3 sifters, one with coffee beans, Madagascar vanilla bean, & aged rum. You smell the sifter & then eat the ice cream & drink the rum. The rum is excellent & the whole experience is really fun & decadent.
10 piece dessert sampler- some of these were good but I was not blown away with much. The cream puffs I highly recommend, this one came with hazelnut cream. Mango cake not great. Fruit tarts were good but really tart. Pomegranate tart not great. Salted caramel & coffee chocolate were good. You can get it in a to go box so I had it for breakfast.
Jasmine green tea- excellent. Best green tea I have ever had, coffee is amazing as well.
I would come back here for the air bread, nitrogen cocktail, tea & dessert. If you want an excellent tapas meal go to Cleo.
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