I went to dinner 3/19/2011 before the symphony. We had a reservation and, when we arrive at 6pm, the place was already filling up, which I'm glad to see for a downtown location on a Saturday night. We started with the pick-your-own meat and cheese tray. With just a few selections, it can get pricey for an appetizer, but it was a reasonable portion of meat and cheese, and presented nicely with preserves and toasted bread. I started with The Polish Fix cocktail, which basically tasted like lemonade with a kick and crushed raspberries. Absolutely awesome, went down very easily.
The menu seemed all over the map - casual fare like fish and chips, a few items on a raw bar, sloppy joes, steaks, salmon, pork and beans? I just could not discern any theme or direction for it all. Also, we got conflicting information from the servers - the first one telling us the evening's special was short ribs, the second one clarifying it was baby back ribs (not the same thing, at all).
I had the skirt steak, which came on top of an amazing mix of fingerling potatoes and a thick cut bacon, and topped with fresh green beans. Everything was cooked well, seasoned well, and tasted amazing.
We shared the peanut butter cup dessert, which was weird but worked - a peanut butter creamy base (very thin, not at all like a pudding or mousse, basically the texture of melted ice cream), with a scoop of chocolate gelato and peanut butter cookies on the side.
With a shared appetizer, two entress, one cocktail, 4-5 glasses of wine, and shared dessert, the tab was $180. A little expensive for a pretty casual dinner, but I would probably go back.
Minor pet peeve - the server had been pretty good about checking in and then went MIA when it was time to get the bill, pay and leave. This generally drives me nuts, but particularly in the evening downtown, when so many customers are trying to get to a game, concert, etc. Just let us give you our money and go, ok?