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| - Had a lovely evening at Eddie's House last night. When we walked in we were immediately greeted by the host and chef Eddie was there too. My friend is a fan of his and talked to him for a little bit and he introduced himself to us too and wished us a great night at the restaurant.
The interior is lush, warm, and a bit eclectic, with large stuffed trophy fish on the walls, a large fish pillow on the side couch, and kokopelli figurines decorating the shelves. Our table was large with comfortable seating.
We browsed through the menu. Feeling in a red meat type of mood, I decided on the restaurant week special with steak tartare, lamb with fattoush and hummus, and lava dessert ($33). I also tried some bacon infused meatloaf, brown butter shrimp, and pumpkin cheesecake.
The steak tartare was excellent. The flavor it was infused with actually made me think I was eating tuna instead of steak. The crisp cucumber it was perched on made a nice contrast to the soft texture of the meat.
The lamb was decent, and the hummus was good (Although more pita triangles to go with the amount of hummus I had would've been nice). The fattoush salad tasted like it had been sitting in the dressing for slightly too long.
Unfortunately, the whole shrimp I tried wasn't cleaned well as I could taste a lot of grit when I chewed, distracting from the rest of the dish.
The bacon infused meatloaf was the real star of the show. It was heavenly. Moist, with a perfect mix of spices, with smoky bacon flavor in each bite. I will definitely be ordering this next time!
The pumpkin cheesecake was packed with pumpkin spice flavor, with a light whipped texture. the pepita brittle was delicious. The lava dessert was actually touted as a "warm Boston 'LAVA' banana chocolate cream pie" but it looked like a chocolate lava cake with sliced bananas on the bottom. I didn't really see anything pie-like about it? I also didn't taste or see much Boston cream pie in it. There also wasn't any lava center in the dessert. The chocolate flavor was good though.
Service was impeccable. Our server was warm, humorous, and very attentive to our table.
Overall I'll definitely come here again for the warm friendly service, the lovely atmosphere, and that lovely bacon infused meatloaf!
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