This place was so good that I thought my review was already here. Me and the hubby ventured out on a Friday evening for b-day celebrations. He made reservations early in the week (strongly recommend) for the occasion. We arrived right on time and the place was packed. Wall to wall people. I loved seeing this.
We walked in and were greeted by the owner or so I assumed. My eyes started to wonder. The little bar, the open kitchen and all the people. He sat us @ this corner booth which was so perfect. It was tucked away just enough but open enough for us to see all of the goings on. I kept looking @ all the different plates. Food I had never seen before. Cotton Candy @ a restaurant??
We sat down and waited a little too long in my opinion. I understand packed but come by and tell me you will be right with me. Josh and I just talked while we waited. Finally, our waiter came over. Took our drink order and then disappeared on us for a good 10-15 minutes.
We order the pastrami for our appetizer. Holy Hannah!! The onion on top melted like the sweetest piece of candy you have ever had. The meat was tender enough to cut with a fork. It was so good. Delish. It's cooked for some ungodly amount of time. Five days brining, another two days smoked and then finally prepared the day of. Worth it!
I ordered the duo of pork. This consisted of pork belly (which I've never had) and a pork chop. Josh ordered the skate wing. I should back up a little bit and say I don't like fish. I've had mahi that I've enjoyed but that's about it. When Josh's dish was given to him it looked great. All of a sudden I could hear my dad. How do you know you don't like something if you haven't tried it. I made the mistake of telling that to Josh when we were dating. So he put a bit on my plate. It sat there a while and then I just went for it. Hmmmm not bad. Let me get another bite just to be sure. WOW! This is really good. It's not at all "fishy" tasting. It's quite firm and the texture is nice. I really liked it. Josh LOVED it. He is now of the opinion that skate is the best fish out there.
We ordered desserts while we were there. He got the donuts and milkshake and I got the chocolate. This consisted of warm chocolate pudding, crushed up salted pretzle and a cherry lambic sorbet. Dessert was alright.
To sum up. Service was a tad slow @ times. Food was amazing. Off the charts. Dessert was meh.
Like the owner said to us "have fun"