:: the dishes ::
• cheese gourges (amuse bouche)
• weiser farm's cavallon melon, prosciutto di parma, fresh burrata cheese, tuscan olive oil
• bone marrow flan, mushroom marmalade, parsley salad
• creamed spinach with fried organic egg
• oregon morel mushrooms, "la quercia guanciale"
• bone in ribeye
• bone in filet
• apricot tatin, persian mulberries, almond milk gelato
:: the must try dishes ::
• [his pick] weiser farm's cavallon melon, prosciutto di parma, fresh burrata cheese, tuscan olive oil
• [her pick] bone marrow flan, mushroom marmalade, parsley salad
[ he says ] I know the cut is known for their selection of wagyu meats...but I wanted to compare the bone-in ribeye with my current fav steak place, Mastro's. As you can see the steak clearly looks like a charcoal on a stick...I asked for medium rare but ended up being more medium instead. The steak was very chewy and not juicy and fatty at all...what a disappointment ;( at least the apps were good.
[ she says ] There is something to be said about a restaurant when your favorite dish is only a starter. It's like watching a movie with a great beginning but only to fall short at then ending leaving the viewer unsatisfied and wondering what happened?
When a starter is so great, it sets the pace for the rest of the meal — thinking that everything after can ONLY get better. WRONG. My filet was kinda tough, dry and lacked flavor. Totally not like the bone-in filet at Mastro's. At Mastros, it's so tender and velvety and melts right in your mouth.Mmmm... mastro's....
The creamed spinach was nothing spectacular and I didn't appreciate the egg on top. Don't get me wrong. It was edible just not exciting. Neither was the morels... this was WAYYYYYYYY salty. What could have saved the meal ended up with more disappointment. Dessert was okay. Seemed like a cheap rough version of a delicate mille-feuille (even though they call it a tatin), served with gelato and berries. Booooo..... I give the whole experience maybe 5 of 6 out of 10.
Has anyone else gone and had a better meal?
