some of the worst food in the city!
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
after showing up with no reservation and being sweetly greeted and accommodated to a wonderful table in the back room, we thought we were in for a treat. our server was playful and involved and made lots of suggestions so it seemed like the right choice for dinner.
it started with the cornbread brought with a little honey and butter. the texture is incredibly moist with little pieces of jalapeno, except from the first taste, it seemed like it had gone bad....? i was trying to think of any ingredient that would give it this bizarre foul stink but all i could compare it to was old meat or bread. the server apologized and told us it was just made today but i am still worried i've eaten something bad. i can still taste it hours later.
the salads weren't the biggest issue, although one pictures a tomato carpaccio being much different from thick slices of tomato laying on radiccio, underwhelming and nothing special drenched in olive oil and balsamic reduction.
i took one bite of my tilapia dinner and wanted to leave. flavorless fish atop a pile of gooey oyster mushroom risotto that completely missed whatever they were trying to achieve. they were kind enough to comp it and the server apologized abundantly. they actually really seemed willing to allow some dialogue about our displeasure and i have no complaints about the service whatsoever.
once again i was trying to figure out why this place was full of people and why it is one of the top 50 restaurants in the city. i hope no tourists go here because it hardly represents what is so great about this city!
Pros: pleasant service
Cons: inedible food, expensive