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| - Went here after seeing Dave Chapelle, around 9pm on a Wednesday. Place was about 20% occupied and the bar filled up a little after we got there.
The good:
Large, fairly priced wine list. The Justin cab was the best thing on our table.
The bad:
The food was bland, uninspired and unoriginal. The chef must have something against vegetables because all the ones that showed up on our plate were murdered by overcooking.
For appetizers, we ordered the crispy asparagus and 4 cheese stuffed mushroom. The asparagus were oily, unseasoned and far from crispy. The place gets a second star because they took this off the bill after we told them. The mushrooms were better, but nothing special -- basic button mushrooms, mostly bleu cheese, watery red sauce with some wilted, undressed lettuce on the side.
For dinner, she had the vegetable lasagna, which was mushy but at least had some flavor.
I had the sole. Again, oily and bland; not a fresh piece of fish. Served on a bed of what was supposed to be risotto, but tasted like the boiled rice concoction my mom used to make me when I had an upset stomach. I opted for haricot vert and brussels sprouts on the side. These were the wimpiest beans I've ever seen, and I was able to squish the sprouts with the back of my fork.
We spent $120 and had to go elsewhere to finish eating because both plates went back over half full. The only plus was we got drunk on the wine a little quicker thanks to our empty stomachs.
I see that this place has some positive reviews from a year or more ago. I guess it's just gone downhill. Save yourself the trouble and just go to Cowell and Hubbard. For the prices you'll pay here, you can get a great meal elsewhere.
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