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| - Cornerstone is very bipolar in terms of food quality. We have had great, meticulously-prepared seafood (halibut, crab cakes, scallops) and salads (try the cornerstone cobb, with small carefully cut pieces of lush green vegetable goodness) here. We have also had a disturbing mediterranean platter (baba ghanooj was just like water), very mediocre fish, and a carelessly prepared salad (again, the cornerstone cobb, with humongous pieces of unevenly cut, questionably green lettuce, with sprinkles of bacon that are not supposed to be there) over the course of several visits. Literally last weekend we had a great seafood dinner where everything on the table was almost perfect, and this weekend the same halibut and the same salad were subpar. And, this was not the first time Cornerstone turned bipolar on us.
Suspiciously, when we really enjoyed the food, it was a Friday or Saturday night. And, our bad experiences seemed to fall on Sundays or weekdays. Maybe the chef is bipolar. Or maybe the competent, caring chef works on Fri/Sat, and the hatchet-job chef takes over for the rest of the week. Regardless, if our experience is telling, I would recommend paying a visit Friday or Saturday evenings and staying away otherwise.
The wines are not bipolar at Cornerstone. They have always been good. So has the bread.
The place is very cute. On the corner just across the railroad tracks, you would perhaps not expect such cuteness. The outdoor seating is very nice during the summer. The indoor atmosphere is friendly and elegant. Service staff have usually been very friendly, sometimes slow, but friendly.
With so many pluses, one wonders why the inconsistency in food quality. If they fix this critical issue, this will be a great gem in Aspinwall, possibly surpassing Luma.
Cornerstone has made us bipolar, too. We will definitely avoid its food Sun-Thu, but we will definitely be back Fri-Sat evenings.
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