I really enjoyed my birthday dinner here :)
First of all, their slow cooked short rib with all it's trimmings is absolutely delicious. Combining the polenta with the Asian pear and the short rib in one bite gave the perfect amount of creaminess to go with the intense flavors of the meat. I'd order this every time.
The clay pot salmon is also very good - some people said it was kind of bland, but I couldn't agree with them here. The salmon is well seasoned and the sauce that sits below the farro mixes well. I'm not a huge fan of farro - it reminds me of barley, but it worked well with the rustic nature of the dish.
Dollar oysters for happy hour is an excellent value, though I can't say my oysters were shucked particularly well. A couple little pieces of shell managed to make it in there and some of the oysters didn't have much brine left over. Still, the oysters tasted fresh and were quite creamy.
We also tried the fried beef crisps which were kind of like pork rinds to me. While relatively plain in flavor, the sauce they drizzle over it is an excellent accompaniment and brought the dish together.
Dessert was their chocolate tres leches - a very tasty tres leches, but was honestly lacking in the chocolate flavor that I was looking for. Don't get me wrong, the milk flavor is beautiful but the chocolate aspect of it seemed to be a little bit lost if it wasn't for the chocolate crisp topping.
Our server was quite attentive and answered all our questions with a lot of honesty, which I appreciate. He swayed us towards a couple choices and his recommendations were spot on. The only thing I might say is he almost over-hyped some of the stuff so our expectations were possibly too high (mainly for dessert). But he was spot on about the short rib!