. "0"^^ . . "We have stayed at the Kimpton several times and have paid The Commoner at least one visit each time. And every time, we have a terrific time. \n\nLast night, when we checked in at the last minute (because SNOW and no, I'm not going to drive in that, thank you very much), we had dinner at the height of their rush. \n\nThough the restaurant was busy and bustling with people, the staff were just as genial and helpful as ever (which is a good thing). We got drinks--a Grenache blend for me and rosemary lemonade for the kids--and enjoyed a bit of conversation. And then, THE FOOD.\n\nWe started with blue crab fritters that came with a sweet & spicy dipping sauce. RUN, do not walk to these. We could have ordered these 4x over and finished every morsel. YUM.\n\nDinners were: The Commoner Burger for The Boy (his favorite) with duck fat fries; seared scallops with risotto for The Girl (her plate was clean, bearing no evidence there'd ever been good on it at all, in the blink of an eye), and the herb-crusted ribeye with duck fat potato wedges for me. My steak was AH-mazing. Cooked perfectly, it was just what the doctor ordered on a polar cold night. The potatoes were a bit underdone, but meh. If that's the worst I can come up with? Not a big deal.\n\nDesserts were (and we shared) sticky toffee pudding, dark chocolate souffl\u00E9 cake, and this pistachio-chocolate mousse thing with honey tuile cookies ... It all tasted like sin. Delicious, delicious SIN.\n\nMore than the food at The Commoner (which we love), we love the people who work there. Every experience has been wonderful and they always go out of their way to make things special. And now? We're headed down there for breakfast. :)"^^ . . "2016-02-13T00:00:00"^^ . "4"^^ . "0"^^ . "2"^^ .