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First off, some of the dishes are beautifully plated, and visual appeal always makes a difference.
On Tuesday, I ordered the steak diane, which came with roasted beets and potato croquettes. The roasted beets were just regular diced beets - juicy and sweet. The potato croquettes came way too crispy as they'd fried it for too long, but after mentioning this to the server, he brought me another order that tasted absolutely wonderful - soft, warm, and full of potato goodness! The steak was either rare or medium rare - I didn't specify - and very flavorful and tender. It doesn't seem to be seasoned, which is perfect for me as I prefer to taste the foods themselves.
On Wednesday, I ordered the salted caramel whiakey tart. Best salted caramel sauce I've ever had. Most just taste like regular caramel. The salt flavor in this, however, shone through without overpowering the sweetness. The dark chocolate on the tart was perfect. The tart did come too hard to cut due to the layer of salted caramel though, and all of their available ones were still frozen, so I had to lift and bite in an uncouth manner (they had no other unfrozen ones). It was very chewy. Aside from the difficulty though, it tasted great, with the spicy whiskey flavor (well, I guess alcohol in general although I'm not 21 yet) mixed with the sweet elements.
The minor mistakes were understandable since the chefs are simply students, and they're quite skilled in any case. Servers are also wonderfully cordial.
If this week weren't the only one that I had time available (came on spring break because I have classes at this time otherwise), I'd definitely come more often! They also have a weekly specials menu in addition to the regular semester menu, with all sorts of novel dishes.
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