Some friends and I ate there for the first time last night. We were celebrating a birthday and the birthday girl wanted to give it a try. None of us are food critics or in the biz, but I did want to comment on what a great experience it was. A couple of the gals are not very adventurous eaters, so I was concerned when they looked at the menu. We were there 7:30 on a Tuesday night and they were hopping. Joe/Joel was our server (sorry I couldn't hear his name as it is a very loud space!) was terrific. He was so busy but never left us lacking. At one point a fly decided to take a swim in my almost finished glass of wine. No big deal, I asked for a clean glass as we had a couple of bottles. Instead Joe/Joel brought me another complimentary glass of what I was drinking. No need to do that, but very sweet of him.
Menu seemed a bit "heavy" for this hot weather, but everything was great. We started with the White Bean Puree, really good. Two had the Pan Roasted Cod and Chorizo, one had the Bison Patty Melt and I had the Chicken Bouillabaise. All were very tasty. The word we kept using was "flavorful". I'm lacking the right words here, but all the things we had seemed simple yet special if that makes any sense? The thing that stood out for us was how hard Joe/Joel and everyone was working. It is a fairly small place and it was packed, but the staff hustled and I can't imagine anyone had any complaints. It is a very open kitchen and one of my friends joked that she hated smokey places but if she the smoke smelled of bacon she was totally fine with that.
OH and we finished with a shared dessert-wait for it-Butter Pecan Bacon Brittle Ice Cream. Bacon and Ice Cream, sooo good.
