Gavin C.
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Found this place on a whim, and I'm glad we did!
Small and intimate dining area with large windows to allow us to see the setting sun and warm us up on the cooling early evening.
Started with the chicken liver pate, mushroom soup, ahi crudo, and their eggplant fries. The reisling gelee on the plate brightened up the richness of the dish and the bitterness from the charred sourdough worked really well with the mousse. Our server mentioned that the eggplant fries was their signature app. Interesting texture of the fries as they came out, but started to become soggy and more watery as it sat at the table. The aioli that was served paired nicely and the lemon helped to cut through the oil.
The octopus with romesco would be my personal choice for appetizer. Tender legs, but they could provide a bit sharper knife to cut the octopus.
The crispy lamb shank was very very good, tender meat with a very flavorful and crispy outer crust as it was flash fried to finish. The za'atar spice blended with the slightly spicy broth really rounded it all together.
The star of the show by far was the chicken torchon...with eight thick slices, more then enough for our four top sauced with roasted chicken jus poured table side. Fresh sauce vert sprinkled atop with a bed of soubise. The chicken was super juicy and tender rolled up with a nice and thin crispy skin. A definite must order!
Will definitely make a plan to stop by again the next time I'm in town.