Henry T.
Yelp
Very nice atmosphere at King + Duke. Parking can get a little confusing though. There is valet available and also a parking deck. It's not immediately apparent if either are validated. Some of my friends parked in the expensive parking deck. When I saw the prices per hour, I immediately asked a valet attendant if it was validated. He told me that the parking deck is not, but valet service is. So I pulled my car back around and valeted.
The menu can also get a little confusing. It's not clear what is an appetizer and what is a main entree. In fact I'm still a little hazy as to which is which. Labels in the menu would be helpful. Our waitress was very nice and gave us a few suggestions. We ordered the Grilled Artichoke, Brussels Sprout Salad, Smoked Chicken Wings, and Maple Glazed Lamb Ribs.
It was my first time trying a whole grilled artichoke, and I have to be honest, I wasn't 100% certain how to eat it. The brussels sprout salad was not exactly what I was expecting. I thought it would be whole brussels sprouts, but instead, it came out looking like cole slaw. The lamb ribs were ok, as were the chicken wings. But for the price I would have wished for more.
And finallly, for our main entree, we went bold and shared The King for $109. It is a 40oz tomahawk ribeye that serves 2-4. It was also served with bone marrow which was interesting. But again, I guess I'm not sophisticated enough, but I wasn't completely sure how to eat it. I guess you scrape the marrow out of the bone and eat it with the bread? The tomahawk was good, but super fatty. I estimate that 30% of the weight was lost to the bone and fat.
We also ran into an incident with the waitress. She was cleaning off another table and must've lost her footing and spilled some food on us. To her credit, she was very apologetic and it was just an accident. But it made me realize that the tables were pushed a bit too closely together, which limited her space to move about.
Overall, the food was good and the waitress was very nice to us. We also had some bottles of wine and cocktails which were good. But for the price, I expected more. Added to the confusion with the parking situation and the menu, plus the incident during our visit, a restaurant that could easily be 4 or 5 stars is rated 3 stars based upon my recent visit.