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| - Food is alright, but in general this place gave me a faux-fancy vibe. It certainly seems like it's trying to be chic and sophisticated and elegant-casual, but when you get close, a lot of it seems to have flaws, from shaky, uneven tables and cheap feeling chairs to pretty but not particularly special tasting food. I got steak once, which was somewhat overcooked and about half the size I was expecting. I also got a pasta dish once, which wasn't bad but wasn't really great. Pretty bland sauce. the most disappointing thing was when we were there celebrating with friends and they suggest a bottle of champagne which ended up have a screw top; it tasted good, but I think that was only because it have just 5% alcohol, so it was practically just carbonated grape juice.
Basically, i think this place is a slightly over-priced, decent restaurant that wishes it was something more.
The sister restaurant, Sergio's in University Circle, is much much smaller, but has a very intimate feel, a very pretty, artistic atmosphere, and in the smaller setting they really seem to get the details right. The menu isn't quite as big, but everything I've had there is great. If you can, I would strongly recommend visiting this artistic, beautiful part of cleveland and getting dinner at Sergio's in U.C. on your way to an Orchestra concert or the Art Museum.
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