Tatiana A.
Yelp
Our new fave!! We have sorely been missing Grand Café since it closed, and Chloe fills that niche perfectly. I know there are other similar restaurants, but they serve food that we are morally opposed to (baby meats, foie gras, octopus), so we tend to avoid those establishments. It was my birthday, and we went with another couple for happy hour and an early dinner. It was a Tuesday evening, so we had the dining room to ourselves. Parking at the meters across the street was free! We tried many things on the happy hour menu, and it was all amazing. We had a wonderful fromage plate with an assortment of cheeses (only $12!), grilled bread, delicious roasted hazelnuts, and an herby pear confit we all ooohed and ahhed over. I just wish we had ordered more bread because there is never enough, so pro tip, get the baguette too (made by Pâtisserie 46). Then there were fresh oysters (East and west coasts), ALSATIAN TARTE FLAMBÉE (substituted mushrooms for bacon) which was kind of like an extra tasty thin crust pizza. PANISSE CHICKPEA FRIES which were great, but what really made that dish was the black olive mint sauce, we all loved it! But don't miss the last thing on the menu, CRISPY POTATOES. Sounds so simple, but they hit the top of the potato hierarchy for me. Smashed and fried chunks of heaven. I had to stop myself from ordering more.
Then we shared a Belgian endive salad (loaded with bleu cheese, toasted walnuts, and wine soaked pears), which they graciously split for us. And a scallop entrée. The scallops were perfectly seared, and the orange sauce was so subtle and so delicious. We both decided that we have to learn to cook leeks like this. So tender they still had a bit of a crisp, they were like tasting spring. Perfectly paired with tiny, sliced fingerling potatoes. Still dreaming about this meal, bravo, Vincent!