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| - As with many such cases, I wish I could give this place a 3.5. It's clearly better than some of the 3s I've given, but not quite a 4.
Anyway, I ate here with my wife last night and it was a good experience. The decor is pretty much the same as it was when Legume was there, so nothing new here. The waitstaff were fine. Our main waiter was a bit too quiet and so hearing him describe the specials was quite a chore. This was the case even though when we got there, we were the only ones in the restaurant (no ambient noise at the time).
But what about the food...the part that really counts! My wife and I had 4 dishes, two which were okay, and two which were actually quite good.
1. The beet + goat cheese salad. Meh. Nothing special here at all. The flavor was bland and nothing we couldn't get at a dozen other places.
2. The grilled watermelon salad (with a balsamic reduction). Now this was really unique and flavorful! I would get it again in a heartbeat. I loved the idea of grilling watermelon...it gave it this different texture (almost crispy on the outside) and dampened some of the sweetness. If I only tried this dish, I would give the restaurant a 4.5 star rating. Too bad the rest wasn't as tasty.
3. The gnocchi main dish. Just like with the beet salad, meh. It was pretty bland and uninspired. I could have made these at home and they wouldn't have been any worse. And for $20+ I was disappointed.
4. The brussel sprout + bacon marmalade side dish. Like the grilled watermelon salad, this was fantastic. The sweetness of the marmalade offset any bitterness from the brussel sprouts. I've never had anything like this dish and I hope they keep it on their regular rotation.
I'll definitely give this place another shot in the future, but for now, it won't make it to the usual rotation. Maybe one day when they work out the kinks. Now I just can't wait for Legume to re-open in their new location!
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