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prepared. We even got a taste of a dish or two that we had not ordered when we asked the cooks about what we saw them working on. To make a long story short, we got to talk with several of the cooks, got to see many of our dishes prepared in front of us, and got to watch an awesome show all night as dishes went out. We were not expecting this. It might happen to you, you never know. Of course, the restaurant is famous for some slightly exotic things like pig face, lamb hearts with sweetbreads, and goat carpaccio ( all very good ). Their chickpea fritters are unbelievably light and airy. The bread is actually something special, and worth what they charge for it. I'd also be remiss if I did not mention that their cocktail program is pretty darn decent. They heavily suggested their green beans, which in my book were just okay. Pretty much everything was a little savory, a little heavy, but it is that sort of place. Service was friendly, the cooks were friendlier, and it was just a great, relaxed experience overall. 3.75 stars. I have to start out that they were easy on changing my reservation from 2 to 4 the day prior. That made the dining experience so much better because with 4 people, we were able to taste more dishes. Here is what we had: Chickpea Fritters - they were different from what I anticipated. They had a nice taste but I felt the flavors were underwhelming. Quinoa Ravioli - I was hoping these would be plump little suckers bursting with quinoa, but they weren't. These were more like wide noodles with a small baby bump. I couldn't tell if mine had quinoa in it but 2 people at our table could kind of taste or feel the texture of the quinoa. I think this was the most disappointing dish of the group. Stecca bread - Like buttery focaccia bread. It came with Cesar butter and garlic oil spread. We all liked the garlic oil spread the best. Very good bread. Squash Blossom Rangoon - This dish was bursting with flavors and got everyone excited. The issue with this dish is that is comes as 3 pieces. 3 pieces isn't satisfactory when there are 4 of us. Splitting one in half isn't the best idea as all the guts squirt out. Salmon Tartar - The salmon was the reddest salmon I have ever seen. It came with 3 very thin chips that couldn't hold the weight of even the tiniest amount of salmon. The taste was fine but the salmon wasn't as flavorful as the buttery salmon sashimi from Tampopo and the tartar aspect of it couldn't compare to Rise's tuna tartar. Octopus - This was more of a salad as it was a bowl filled with crisp, fresh green vegetables, rather than octopus. Fresh and flavorful but limited on the pieces of octopus.
Shirt Steak - This is probably the second most disappointing dish. The caramel goat cheese sauce over it was an interesting twist but it wasn't worth the underwhelming steak.
Chicken - This came more as an entr??e size and we were happy about that. The seasoning on the chicken gave the flavor a step up. Accompanying it was buttered and grilled pita wedges, fried pickles and 2 different dipping sauces. I think we were supposed to combine all of those together for the perfect bite but that didn't happen as the pickles got scarfed up as soon as they hit the table.
Pork Face - Just as delicious as everyone mentions. It comes with a sunnyside egg on top and once the dish comes, you are supposed to
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