Nikko Falcon
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Forgive the poor quality photos; I was trying to be respectful of my fellow diners.
We came in for a Valentine’s lunch and left extremely disappointed.
But, the positives(?) first:
The interior was very well lit and welcoming.
The meatballs were the star of the show; cooked perfectly, seasoned almost spot-on, and paired with pretty decent sourdough. Although two pieces of sourdough for four meatballs seems like a plot to charge for more bread, which they absolutely did.
Also, the two drinks that we chose were great, albeit pricey.
The patatas bravas were decent, but fried potatoes with a zesty sauce for $9…just get Five Guys fries with Canes sauce and it will be more worthwhile.
The Tershi dip was also middle-of-the-road and a tad one-note.
Where it went completely downhill:
I opted for the Spanish Trio sandwich, while the pregnant wife went for the Kale Salad w/ salmon.
When my sandwich first arrived, I noticed that the bread looked burnt (photo does it no justice), but I thought that maybe it was well-caramelized…nope.
The sandwich tasted of NOTHING but burnt, tough bread, with a side of overcooked and greasy potatoes (again, photo does it no justice). After a refire, the sandwich shockingly came out just as burnt, but the potatoes were great.
Unfortunately my appetite was completely gone after the two single bites from each of the sandwiches.
The wife’s kale salad was another shock.
Completely unseasoned salmon, not-even-close to ripe Asian pears, massive pieces of uncut kale, and an extremely bland vinaigrette.
Ladies and gentlemen, a $25 salad…
And to boot, my duct-taped seat left a lil residue for later.
Our server (Amanda, I believe) was very sweet and attentive, along with the maître d', who graciously took the sandwich off of the bill.
I wouldn’t normally leave such an in-depth review, but the lack of care that seemed to emanate from the kitchen really irked me, although I would come back solely for the meatballs.
Hopefully it was just a REALLY off-day for the restaurant, and hope to give it another chance in the future.
We did not stay for dessert.