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| - I had been wanting to try St. Francis for quite some time now. My boyfriend took me out for date night here. Let me start off by saying, if you're going on a Friday night-MAKE RESERVATIONS. We ended up waiting 45 minutes..thankfully we had cocktails and an old black & white movie to keep us occupied in the outdoor "waiting" area..is that what it's supposed to be? I couldn't tell if you were allowed to order food from there or not.
The ambiance is upscale and trendy, with low lighting & a modern, chic interior-which I find to be typical of restaurants that are considered "American New". I quite liked the design of this place.
Finally, after what felt like FOR-EV-ER, we were seated (really I was just hungry & being impatient so any amount of time felt like an eternity). We ordered the housemade baguette with olive oil & waters to start with. I realize that this place was busy but it seemed like it took quite a while to get said items. In fact, we got our bread and water at the same time the table next to us did, and they were seated who knows how long before we were. I felt a small pang of empathy, which was silenced by devouring of bread. My boyfriend and I both ordered the same thing under the Specialties-The Forbidden Rice bowl. Considering how much we love Forbidden Rice, our expectations were quite high. We again waited quite a while for our food to arrive. The food itself is 5 stars-the vegetables were so delicious and the rice was cooked to perfection. The dressing is to die for-a great combination of sweet and spicy.
Overall, my experience was "good" but not great. The slowness of service is what gives it a 3 star rating. I didn't expect to be at St. Francis for over 2 hours. I would return again, perhaps for brunch..or for dinner-but make reservations beforehand!
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