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| - It wasn't because of restaurant week, I don't think I'll ever come here due to the high price. So the review is for what my dining experience during the restaurant week: $35 three course meal with $21 wine pairing.
Though I had wine with each dish, I'm not good at telling how well they go together, so I'll skip this part. Jennifer(I figured her name out because of the reservations) did tell us about why she chose those wines, but I just cannot tell how good or bad they are.
We got watermelon soda as a sample drink to start with. My friends liked it, but I don't like soda that much, so it was just okay to me. I prefer the simple watermelon + ice drink better.
Starters:
Beef tartare: Everyone loved it! The Korean flavors went well with icebergs, which is typical in Korean BBQ.
Corn soup: The combination of the salty corn soup and sweet cream(or yogurt?) created an interesting taste. It's much better than what I expected from a corn soup. The shrimps were really tender.
Entrees:
Salmon: Absolutely my favorite salmon dish so far. It was so tender that we thought it wasn't cooked though it wasn't raw either. Since a friend wouldn't eat any uncooked meat, we asked the waitress about it. She told us that it was cooked sous-vide which I've heard a few times but never got the chance to try. We learned that the chicken and the pork were also cooked sous-vide.
Risotto: The mushroom(portobello?) was flavorful. The risotto seemed simple but it was really good. I would love to eat more rice if they are this good. It was creamy and I don't know what else made it so delicious.
Chicken: The sauce made the juicy and tender chicken(breast) so amazing. I always find chicken breasts to be the most challenging to cook, so thumbs up for this dish.
Pork: my friends all like it due to the tenderness, but after I had the chicken, I couldn't say the pork was that good. It probably wasn't a fair comparison, but I liked the chicken much better.
Dessert:
Milk chocolate: I always like chocolate.
Cheesecake: I'm not a big fan of the cheesecake while others like it a lot.
As pointed out in another view, they like to pour the sauce in front of you, which I kind of enjoy. It's fun to see what the dish is like with or without the sauce.
We all enjoyed our dinner quite a lot.
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