Sue M.
Yelp
It's fun when you can add 5 star to the last 5 stars, but I wish I could give them 10, it's just that good. Let's start with Rebecca, our server. The food and ambiance is only as good as the service and she was THE BEST. She approaches the table timely, but not overwhelmingly. She is insightful, funny, and authentic. Rebecca offered great suggestions, validated our feelings as we ordered and savored each and every thing from a gluttonous approach. The options are so good that it is hard to choose just a few. The easiest choice was to only pick one of the cheese options, whipped feta or the seasonal burrata, for which I think we should have ordered both. Next time.
I'm sorry Rebecca, but as much as I want to marvel about your service, we must move on to the food and drinks. We started with "What's Good Here?" and "Give Peas a Chance" with names like that, you just have to order them. While the Give Peas a Chance looks dainty, it packs a punch with milagro blanco tequila, lime, mastic liqueur snap pea, mint, and black sesames sprinkled on top. It is delicious. On to our wine, not just because I'm celebrating my 62nd birthday, but because it's what we do. By the way, it's Tuesday and on Tuesdays bottles on the top half of their menu are 1/2 off. We were able to snag a bottle of Faust Cabernet, regularly 96 on the menu, but not today! Prost!
We started with the duck liver terrine, served with a black cherry mustard and piping hot pita bread. The seasonal burrata was up next, because you can never go wrong. I wish I had the right description for this other than, "it is friggen amazing." This dish was served with roasted asparagus, hazelnuts, orange something or other, and other ingredients that I can't remember... don't be deterred from ordering this based on my horrible description, it by far was one of the best dishes of the night. The squash blossoms... YES. These heavenly crispy and beautifully filled blossoms were out of this world. Filled with feta, ricotta, nigella seeds, preserved lemon bagna cauda, and sprinkled with parmigiano reggiano. They only serve 3 to an order, and Rebecca was kind enough to mention that we may want 4, but I opted to let my husband splurge on the last one. After all, there was more to come. Last dish of the night... until desert, here comes the grand slam of the night. Lamb belly. That's right. The perfectly crisped lamb is served on a freshly made lavash bread, and adorned with pea tendrils, sumac onions, tomatoes, garlic toum, serrano, and pomegranate seeds. Do NOT miss this. It is unique and exceptional.
Ok, I'm full and if I'm not, I have a bigger problem to address. But here comes Rebecca, doing her thing, leading us to a beautiful birthday rhubarb rose crisp, served in a piping hot cast iron dish and topped with homemade vanilla ice cream.
Check please! We left happy, feeling celebrated, and with the thoughts of returning asap. The service is exceptional by all wait staff, not just our server. The runners were excellent and other servers who dropped things off. The manager stopped by, also a very nice touch, especially for those of us who understand the restaurant business. MoMed, keep up this wonderful thing you have going here. The chef is a mastermind and creative in his work and presentations. LOVE everything about our experience.
Parking is free in the provided lot, as well as ample street parking.