Gadarene
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Thanks for the responses, everyone. I was definitely referring more to the "I feel like a Zombie" kind of whim and not as much to the "Hey, could you make me something interesting with apricot, passion fruit, and cinnamon?" I'd expect them to have a decent base knowledge of tiki drinks of yore, and it's good to hear that they probably do. At it turned out, I wasn't able to make it to Hogo last night, but I might be going tonight. If it's not too busy I'll order a Zombie and report back with results. -
All five of the mains last night were absolutely outstanding, but I think John Shields's Dungeness crab and chicken drippings and Michael Voltaggio's egg yolk gnocchi and beef tendon edge ahead by a nose. And then Chef Spero's pork, kale, and daikon (fantastic beer pairing) and Bryan Voltaggio's hunter-style rabbit, with Alex Talbot's bolognese just a tiny bit behind them. Everything was superlative, though.
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If you have any interest at all in delicious, delicious tiki drinks, Beachbum Berry Remixed is a fantastic volume to own as part of your core cocktail library.
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I'm going again tonight. I really enjoyed the miso saimin the first time I was there, and the drinks were very tasty. I'm interested to see how much off-menu ordering one could do in terms of other tiki drinks, as there are a few standbys I've had in other places (and made myself) that I would love to see their spin on.
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Any more recent takes? I'll be dining here on Saturday night and I'd love to hear more details about various dishes.
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I had a slightly bizarre experience here last night. I had just finished the collaboration dinner at Suna (amazing!) and felt like a nightcap around 8:30, so I dropped by next door hoping to grab a drink. Beyond the two hosts/bartenders, there was one customer at the bar and a party of four in one of the booths; otherwise, the place was completely empty (as one might expect fairly early on a weeknight). I made my way to one of the five or six vacant bar seats and took off my coat, and as I was about to sit down I was approached by one of the barstaff. He was very friendly and asked me how my dinner at Suna was. Then he asked if he could mark off my name from their list. I smiled and told him I didn't have a reservation but that I was hoping to be able to have a drink. He went to the front of the bar to consult their book, and after a couple of minutes he came back and apologetically told me that they wouldn't be able to fit me in for another twenty minutes. I thanked him and told him I didn't really want to wait (not fancying hanging out in the cold for twenty minutes or going somewhere else until they could offer me a seat), but in retrospect I find the whole thing very confusing. If they have a straight-up policy of not accepting any walk-ins, then I guess that's one thing (although it seems to be a policy that would cost them easy money on slow nights), but I don't understand how or why I would need to wait twenty minutes to be seated when the bar was 85 percent empty. It's hard to imagine that they had names on their books that would be filling up those bar seats during the next twenty-minute period and then vacating them after that, when there was no one to be seen. Moreover, the drink pairings for the Suna dinner were exclusively wine and beer, so it wasn't even as if the barstaff was busy preparing cocktails for Suna diners (as they would be on almost any other night). I could have asked him to elaborate, but at that point I was just bemused and felt like heading home. Can anyone offer any insight? I guess I saved myself the $50 or so I would otherwise have spent, but it doesn't really make me inclined to want to go back. (Even though the barstaff was, as I mentioned, super-friendly about the whole thing.)
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I had the Energy Burger and a side of Asian broccoli slaw earlier this week. It was tasty, but it felt like a ripoff. I understand the benefit of smaller portions, and clearly that's how they're able to keep to the posted calorie counts, but the burger and side together (with no drink) totaled $13.50 for what amounted to not all that much food. I hear their breakfast sandwich is good, so I might go try that, but I don't think I'll be returning for lunch.
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So! I have a reservation for two at 6 pm for the collaboration dinner, and my girlfriend now unfortunately has a work event that evening that she cannot cancel. I'm still planning to go, of course, so if anyone is interested in this dinner and doesn't mind sharing a table with a mid-thirties lawyer from the Pacific Northwest, please send me a message in the next few days. Otherwise, I'm going to call the restaurant over the weekend and make mine a reservation for one, and see if I can be seated at the counter overlooking the kitchen so I don't take up a table on my own.
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Have you gotten any confirmation yet? I still haven't heard anything, and am wondering whether I should call later in the day to confirm.
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Sounds amazing! I sent in my email earlier today for a reservation for two and am looking forward to hearing back. With any luck, I'll see other board denizens there on the night.
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Had 6:45 reservations last night, and it was a fantastic experience overall. The service was impeccable, and the food was stellar. The guinea fowl is sooo well-seasoned, and it makes a perfect bite with the sunchoke and the grains. The dashi broth was also pretty spectacular -- surprisingly firm and yogurty, with a clean flavor that shone through. My friends and I did the four-course last night because one of us had to be somewhere later that night, but we'll definitely be coming back for the eight-course. Another point of note: there's now cocktail service from the just-opened bar next door! Delicious.
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Attention! The confit of wood-grilled beef hearts with salsify and cauliflower that is currently on the appetizers menu is one of the best damn things I've had in recent memory. It's a warm salad with frisee, a touch of mustard, and a poached egg buried underneath everything, and it is absolutely spectacular. Even better, it's an entree-sized portion which at $12 is at least half the price of most of the main courses. Run, do not walk. I'm going again tomorrow.
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If we extend this past sitdown restaurants, the kimchee stew at Adam Express is one of my favorite dishes in the city. The textures, the wonderful sour spiciness...yum. Anyway, my girlfriend and I stopped by Radius on Tuesday and were one of three parties there. The food is very good, and I look forward to exploring the menu further. We started with some garlic bread and the fried cauliflower, both of which were very tasty. She then ordered the mixed mussels and clams in the red broth, and I had the spaghetti bolognese with brocolli; I'd recommend both (and both come with garlic bread, so our initial order was probably redundant). The portions are also quite reasonable for the price, and when my girlfriend tried to order a salad with her mussels and clams, the owner warned her that it would probably be too much food. Can't wait for the liquor license too; Last Exit just doesn't do it for me in terms of cocktails, and I'd love to have a neighborhood spot to get a good drink.
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It seems like a completely different place. The bibimbap is really, really tasty -- and something genuinely different amid the sea of blah sandwich places.
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Sidecar/Deauville-inspired deliciousness: 2 oz. Cointreau 2 oz. Fresh lime juice 1 oz. St. Remy VSOP brandy 3/4 oz. Laird's Applejack 3/4 oz. Licor 43
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Have you thought about Axis? They've got good food*, good beer, interesting infused vodkas, and an upstairs area that I'd think would be able to accommodate your party if you made arrangements ahead of time. *Not on the level of Cork or Bar Pilar, but definitely a cut above standard bar food.
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Some friends and I did it two weeks ago (fantastic as always, and easily one of the best deals in town), so I assume so.
