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| - I did three stars because it really was just a-ok but clearly has the ability to be amazing. I think we probably just went on an off day and we may give it another shot if we make it back down town sometime. We had high hopes, AB has been on our radar for a bit now and it was really decent except that each dish really had one minor problem or another. Food network has turned America into a bunch of wanna be food critics who imagine themselves on the set of Chopped when ordering lunch/dinner. Look at me and "call my guilty" but hey, I am the one paying to go out so I can say what I want right?. Hmmm.... Location is good and the place is definitely beautiful, clean, modern, awesome. We were seated right away and had great service throughout the meal. The antipasto meat and cheese was the best thing we ate...We got the ham, blue cheese, olives and garlic...you can go through and make your plate however you want (like ordering sushi) -very clever. The bread was fantastic, grilled, warm, soft...our only complaint was the garlic had gone a little long and got that bitter taste but overall this was good (could be Great!). I ordered a strawberry lemonade...granted the server did advise after the fact that they are working to perfect the recipe, but this was nothing short of horrible. Watered down, lack of strawberry and just overall lack of flavor. $4 for this, I think not. You would be better off with pink lemonade from the coke machine...Come on Fox, I know you have a good recipe floating around somewhere, this needs help! Our server was great and took it off our bill. Okay so main dish...My wife got the famous Chinese chicken salad. It was everything it should be, fresh greens, good dressing, nice crisp won-tons except the chicken was very dry and tasted like it was prepared much earlier. I had the jambalaya which had amazing flavor but was way way way too spicy. I like heat, I'm not a spice baby either...you will find some crazy spice guy who would love you for this dish but overall you have to remember your target audience here....It was so hot I could not eat it. The sausage is amazing, the shrimp were nice and cooked perfectly, the rice was excellent...it was just lost to the spice. Burn me now, burn me later kinda dealeo. - Don't take my ramblings to suggest it was bad, it was not by any stretch....I just know how much better this team of fine individuals could, and most likely will, make it be.
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