J.P's recently underwent a massive renovation. We liked the cozy little room that housed JP's for years. We had stopped going there because we'd tried everything on their menu, and I was getting a little tired of Pork with apples and goat cheese ( a nice dish, but how many times..?) . We were excited when the renovated, sparkling, clean, modern, multi-leveled new JP's opened up - only to have our excitement dashed when handed the menu: it was exactly the same ! No exciting new additions - the same basic dishes we'd tried a dozen times before. I ordered a special on the menu - Chicken Piccata. What arrived bore no resemblance to Chicken Piccata - it was grilled, overcooked, mealy, and flavored with BBQ sauce, with a few token Capers on the side. And yes, the new building design succeeded in reflecting all the sound, so the sonic ambiance was like that of a gymnasium. To be fair, I've heard JP's installed sound absorption panels to suction up some of the sound waves bouncing around the dining room. I hope in the future to be able to retract this negative review - but the last time we returned we were coolly told there was no seating available for our group of 8, even though we saw plenty of empty tables.
Pros: Clean. Modern.
Cons: Same small menu for the past 10 years.
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