Well...perhaps because we love Tom Colicchio on Top Chef so much, it made everything seem better and cooler and tastier!
If I were to ever go back, I would get the Hangar steak. It was the tastiest cut of meat between the 4 dishes my friends & I ordered. My next favorite was the braised short ribs.
I thought my steak was OK....the first one came out bleeding so I sent it back. The second steak (a brand new cut of meat) was a bit on the chewy side. I think they don't season it too much so you can really just enjoy the beef flavor (a la Arnie Morton's).
Aside from the Hangar, the sides also won me over....I got the Sunchokes (Jerusalem Artichokes! Remember when Harold cooked with them in the Napa challenge in the previous season?) and they went well with the meat. My friend ordered the sauteed wild mushrooms & they were really really good too!
The service here is fantastic and I really enjoyed the atmosphere & decor of the place. They were so kind to us & even gave us a creme brulee with fresh vanilla beans on the house to share! (I ordered the Meyer Lemon sorbet which was painfully sour....so if you don't like sour...stay away from it!)