seth, ted & graham (and all others w/less than 4 stars) must've gone to Bizarro Palatte. I've got nothing but rave reviews for this place.
After moving in to downtown, I've been exploring different restaurants every chance I get, and Palatte is one of the best I've been to. I went during the week with my family and everyone walked away full and pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food, and the fact that the owner made time to talk to us. I can see where some might get upset at not being waited on hand and foot, but lower overhead is the reason the owner's are able to bring such high quality foods to us for such a great price (Econ 101). Sure, you could go to Matt's and wait in line for an hour, just to get bad service and greasy foods, but I'll stick with quality.
I'll be there again this weekend to sample some of what my Mom had (The Bev) along with a side of the Steel Cut Porridge that my sister wouldn't share with me.
Great job Ed & Christine!