Mark J.
Yelp
We tried Brix 35 last night, and over all it was OK. Upon first glance at the menu, you quickly realize that
this isn't the place you should price shop and that the food will be good. If the balance of the salad toppings to greens was a bit better, and they knew how to cook a risotto this would have easily been 4 stars. However, for the price you pay, I am being quite critical given that one would expect what you pay for. Details below, but that is about the summary.
Apps:
- Cauliflower Wings were very good, and a very nice crunch. These are a must have
- Garlic Butter Mussels: We are huge mussel fans, and these were quite nice
- Smoked Gouda and Potato Pierogis: They tasted great and presented well, but just heavy on the Potato. If you like starch heavy apps, then this will not disappoint. For me, 1 pierogi very much felt like 1/2 of my lunch.
Salads had before entrees and as an entrée. Overall, there are far more toppings than greens, and the bowls they serve them in are a little difficult to eat out of them. The "stuff" kept coming out of the dish as you tried to remove your fork. My wife came home with about 2/3 of her toppings (blue cheese / pecans / bacon) and that will be enough to top our family salad generously for the night.
My main meal was scallops and risotto. The risotto is described as a mushroom and broccolini risotto. I can say that I saw 2 slices of a mushroom, and 3-4 large chunks of celery, and that was it for the
vegs. That is all cool, but the chunks were so large that it broke up any amount of creaminess of the risotto; which wasn't much. The risotto should really be called something else. It was dry, the rice crumbled in my mouth, and felt more like a paste. The scallops were cooked very nicely with a slight seared crispness and buttery smooth center. I enjoyed the scallops, but sent a near full serving of risotto back just because it wasn't worth the calories.