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| - Crop does a special meal on Sundays where the first and dessert courses are set but there are choices for the main course; the prix fixe is $25 (plus drinks and popcorn). Also, it promotes using local produce, which I admire. The salad course was good, though it featured not one but two kinds of beets. Not being a beet fan, that was a drag for me; but Jessica loves them so she was happy. The other elements were great, particularly the fresh mozerella cheese. I chose the chicken with cheddar and pancetta for the main course. Very good, but a bit heavy. Jess had a delightful salmon; our daughter had a wonderful ravioli with gobs of veggies; our friend had some scallops that were as well prepared as any I'd ever had. Crop does serve a set side with the main course and getting something that complements the six or so different choices would be a challenge. In this case, it was a rice pilaf that was pretty good but a poor match for our four choices. It was too heavy for the chicken, inappropriate for the pasta, and odd for the scallops. It was a good choice for the salmon actually, but one out of four ... well ... still, if the side is the only complaint, that's not bad after all. They also offer a popcorn as an appetizer. It changes every night I guess and ours had parmesan cheese, basil, and truffle oil. Yumm! For dessert there was a peach buckle with whipped cream. I was full so I took mine to go but had a bite of Jess's and it was quite good. All in all, I'm glad we went and enjoyed my meal very much.
Crop is in the Warehouse district that, like the E. 4th St. area, is a very small strip, but is trying to lead a renaissance of Cleveland proper. I hope it's successful.
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