February 4, 2015
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Pimento grilled cheese sandwich w kimchi, pickles, scallions - 2
J's comment > not bad; excellent and generous amt of cheese, very gooey; bread toasted well; hint of spice but not too much |
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Shrimp & grits: Grilled shrimp, spicy tomato, roasted okra, chorizo, buttarga - 2
J's comment > not bad; best grits I've had, better than the ones in New Orleans a few years back, good texture, lumpy but in the right way; shrimp OK, decent amt of listed ingredients |
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Stuffed chicken wings w boudin noir, green chilli apple sauce - 2
J's comment > chock full of boudin noir (AKA blood sausage) visually, but it didn't taste coppery at all as you'd expect of blood, actually it didn't taste much different than 'avg' meat; sauce not too spicy, a passable pairing w the wings but not the best |
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Bumps on a log: Chicken liver mousse, celery, onion jam, crispy chicken skin - 2
J's comment > lovely chicken liver mousse; went very well w the celery actually; as a hater of celery, I actually didn't mind it too much in this combo |
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Potato Salad w warm, smoked sablefish, clams, basil oil, pickled onions - 2
J's comment > potatoes cooked well but would prefer it to be even softer; didn't get the sablefish at all; clams OK |
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The fried chicken w celeriac & parsnip waffle, red cabbage coleslaw, pickled pear salad, gravy - 2
J's comment > very thick cut of chicken (one piece white and one piece dark, no substitutions, I asked); skin passable, not soggy, but not the crispest either; not dry, but could be a lot juicier too; waffle OK, soft enough, but not mushy, good celeriac and parsnip flavors |
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Baba ganoush: Roast eggplant, sweet & spicy chorizo, mint, pine nuts, toasted corn bread - 2
J's comment > generous amt of eggplant, chips and corn bread; eggplant OK, not too spicy, would like a touch more chorizo though; corn bread borderline dry but passable; chips too hard for my liking |
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Lagunitas: Little sumpin' sumpin' ale - 2
J's comment > easy to drink beer, not too hoppy |
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Labels: bar, chinatown, gastropub
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