Denyce M.
Yelp
We use to be frequent visitors to the old Prairie Moon for drinks when they were in their old space down the street from Tommy Nevins. Can't speak to the food per se because we would just go there for drinks with friends. The Doctor and I had heard that they relocated to the old Dave's Italian Kitchen space, so we decided to have dinner there with another couple to check it out.
You still walk down the stairs to the basement to get there, but as soon as I saw the table through the window at the end of the flight of the stairs, I knew we were not in the same space as the old Dave's. Kudos to PM for redoing the bar and dining room area. The bar looked warm and inviting and I what they did with the space. They got rid of the booths with the high backs, which opens up the space quite a bit. Compared to Dave's, this new space has a touch of elegance about it.
To start our dining experience, we ordered the Kamoosh (tortilla chips, Chihuahua, Cotija, salsa verde, pico de gallo, guacamole and lime crema). We added pulled pork on top of this dish. With four of us snacking on this dish, we still had some left over before you placed our order for dinner. I have to say as a bar food item, this was pretty good.
One of my friends ordered the Breakfast Bowl because who doesn't love breakfast for dinner (fried egg, potatoes, red beans, onions, roasted poblano, avocado, arugula, Cotija and Chihuahua cheese and tortilla crisps). The Doctor got the Steak and Wild Rice Bowl (sirloin, cabbage, sweet peppers, onions, crimini mushrooms, toasted corn, cilantro, citrus-soy ponzu and wild rice) My friend's husband order the fish tacos and I got the burger.
First let me apologize for not having photos....those that know me, you know I like to post photos of my food. But somehow I must have deleted from my phone to free up space, thinking I had posted them already.
I tried a little of the steak and wild rice bowl. For me it was a little too heavy on the sauce and sweetish. I love ponzu sauce, but what was used didn't taste as citrusy as I am used to, but The Doctor loved it. My burger was nice, grilled the way I like. Husband of friend seemed to enjoy his tacos. My GF did not like her breakfast bowl...she sent it back and the waitress was nice enough to take it off the bill and ask if something else could be brought out. I tried it and have to say, it did not look appetizing as it was all brown and looked like there was some sort of brown sauce covering everything and it tasted off...not in the sense it was spoiled, but the flavors just did not compliment each other.
Beyond the nachos, I am going to say that this was a solid meal It didn't wow me, but it was good except for the Breakfast bowl...can't recommend that. I would come back here to do the nachos alone...and they have bubbles. Think next time I will just hang at the bar and nosh on nachos.