Delicious food in small package by maggie P. at InsiderPages
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Yeah, I know I gave it a three. But it really was a fantastic experience.
Food: Gorgeous in appearance and in my mouth. I had duck with pomegranate seeds and a couscous-watercress stacked salad. We also had a lovely bottle of wine from Ridge, unfortunately I can't recall the variety. They also served a lovely amuse-bouche: it was like Indian naan, very spicy with lovely yogurt cilantro sauce on the side. Hmmmm.
Service: All the servers were quite friendly, attentive, smiling and dignified. They warned me of a nasty women's toilet and allowed me to use the men's (sometimes restaurants get pissed off if the opposite sex goes in another toilet--I've always wondered why). It was a busy Wednesday night, they served eight of us a bottle of wine and one entree. It took 2 hours. I almost didn't notice until we got in the car and I saw the clock. I guess that's a reasonable amount of time, all things considered, but I do not want to attempt a weekend visit.
Ambiance: Whoa! It's loud in there. Small, but I wouldn't say cozy because I was freezing my buns off. Kept my jacket on the whole time. Super cold that night. The table nearby had a heater, but our table didn't get much lovin'. I like the Asian and minimalist theme to the place, but I'm sure there is room for a couple more sweeping red curtains to absorb the sound. The volume makes it seem like the-place-to-be, but the wait staff had to work so hard to hear and be heard.
Food great. But prepare for a wait, maybe some cold, and the noise