Not very often am I taken aback by the sheer dullness of a plate of food, but the Combine seems to excel in this territory. My partner and I went there last night for our anniversary based on the favorable reviews on here. I don't know, maybe we have high expectations when we're shelling out $70+ on a meal? Maybe innocuousness is something people value highly on here? I guess we didn't get food poisoning, so that's a plus. But I gotta say, aside from the atmosphere & service which were both quite good, the food is nothing to write home about (unless it's to warn your family not to bother spending their hard-earned cash here).
I wish I had taken a photo of my partner's chicken tacos... Three flour disks with plastic-looking sticks of filet, literally Way Too Many Tomatoes and a heavy-handed application of crema. Not appetizing. By her account, not worth the repetitive hand-motion to lift to her mouth. I know that there are lots of new ways to interpret the taco - but is the "we haven't done groceries in a week, can we make tacos with this?" approach feels a little unseemly when you're charging $18 for it. Apparently it didn't taste like anything... I didn't bother trying.
I got the burger, and although I don't expect to have my mind blown by any meat sandwich, I don't want to be totally bored by it. Meat was kinda dry and charred. Side salad was like "what's the point?".
Overall I would like to compliment the restaurant for providing good sustenance. I went in hungry and left not hungry. They served us food and we left and will probably not come back.