"0"^^ . "2011-05-09T00:00:00"^^ . . "0"^^ . . "So it's the summer and I had planned to meet a couple of friends for lunch in the downtown area. My friend chose the place, knowing that we wanted to explore the many restaurants along that street. Safe enough to say that although there wasn't anything terribly horrible, it was just O.K.\n\nThe place was virtually empty, although granted that it was 12pm on a weekend afternoon. It filled up as it went later into the afternoon. The staff were pleasant enough.\n\nBecause we could only take about an hour for lunch (the joys of work), I went with the lamb chops with red wine glaze and chose the frites ($19). My friends chose the liver and the ratatouille. When they came, I was midly surprised by the salad which accompanied my lamb. I asked the waiter and he said, \"Oh alright, I'll grab you some.\" Well then, that's fixed. The lamb chops themselves were pretty burnt; I guess it would've tasted nice (it was nicely cooked on the inside, medium-rare) but all I could taste was the charcoal. At least I doused it in the glaze to smother the burnt taste. My friends enjoyed theri dishes, so maybe it was just mine. The fries came a while later, and to be honest they tasted like fast food fries, similar to Mcdonalds. So I wasn't very impressed, but hey. Apparently that's what the french do. \n\nAll in all, it was just 'meh'. I would've expected something much better for the price and the 'high-quality' it promotes itself to be, but it didn't stop the afternoon crowd from filling up the place. Probably wouldn't come back if I had a choice."^^ . . "2"^^ . "0"^^ .