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My wife and i went to C&S a on a Friday night. The decor is fantastic. The entire layout is has quite an allure. Art Deco done modern and sexy.
The restaurant seemed lively and staff very busy. Our server Alejandro was attentive and respectful. Glad to finally try the food after hearing about it for years. Cant wait to come back.
Full:
We waited at the door maybe a minute or two, the host looked pensive and hot. Unnerved, we were taken to a booth directly beside the bar. Clean booth and our settings were in fact clean, nice! Our host, lol that poor baby, happened to break a water glass on the table, few large shards. no cause for concern, but it was not wiped nor were we asked if we were okay. Busy Bee that one.
Our server brought us complimentary bread and whipped butter. Probably better fresh, but the taste was there.
I'd ask for fresh ones on a less busy moment in time there.
We placed our orders, we had the Chowder, Shrimp Spring Rolls and Bone Marrow & Escargot appetizers. They were a step below hot, but not as to say lukewarm. the bread this time was stale for real. But the Bone marrow & Escargot were GREAT! The Shrimp Spring Roll was good. The chowder was phenomenal and pleased my high hopes.
Marrow App: 9/10
Spring Rolls: 7.5/10
Chowder 10/10
My wife's Redfish dish was the star of the show, and i definitely should have gotten one for myself. The Red Snapper had a very elaborate chew, just balanced enough to let the Snapper shine each bite. Lovely. I wish there was more of the cajin beurre blanc on the plate because it works with the snapper so well. Thank you chef.
Redfish Dish: 9.5/10
Snapper Dish: 8/10
To Add (the bad)
Please chill on the garnishes volume. as it felt like we had to pick through herb bushels to get to the bone marrow. Please destem the Rosemary and/or parsley. Im okay with expo's salt bae'ing my parsley flakes.
Almost every instance of the green onion garnish could have been done with chives for sharper flavor and same visual contrast.
My spoon brought by food runner or back server, while helpful and on par, the spoon was dirty. so i had to wait to eat my hot, now warm soup and stale bread.
The truffle fries were cold on first visit and the second slightly hotter, not even hot. Even LESS truffle oil. Too faint.
The hot sauce with the chowder was not it man, im sorry, both were was one of those sweet burns that works better with sticky wings or oysters maybe. Theres so many local hot sauces that can combo that much better. (not a deduction, just opinion)
AND. I still loved it, and thats saying something. Considering many Karens would 3 or 4 star this experience, and I am willing to give it another try because the potential is obviously right there, I maybe only got to experience a glimpse through the smudges. Thank you C&S, I’ll be back.