We love to eat, and we love to eat out. Our friends frequently ask us for dining recommendations, and we try to stay current with all the new restaurant openings. We aren't professional restaurant critics, and our day jobs have nothing to do with the food or restaurant industry. We pay for all our meals.
There's just two of us, so we may only have the opportunity to visit a restaurant once before writing a review. We won't have been able to try a number of the menu items, so we invite you to share your experiences.
Thank you for visiting our website, and happy dining!
We were very excited to hear this highly regarded Memorial area restaurant was moving inside the Loop. We just dined at the new place this weekend. It's a lovely setting -- contemporary with a warm orange toned theme, but with touches of carved dark wood. Like most of the new places in town, it's a little noisy but the high ceiling helps. Our visit started out slightly shaky as our table was not ready, so we sat at the bar. The bartender was not particularly attentive, although we eventually got served. The guava mojito was interesting in a good way. (The bartender forgot to bring the check to our table, so we decided to do the right thing when we left and remind her that we hadn't paid. We didn't get a thank you for remembering, and she didn't get a tip.)
The food was great. We tried the crab samosas -- an Indian version of crab cakes. They were delicious and had a little kick to them, although nothing in contrast to our entrées -- a lamb chop/lamb curry combo and veal short ribs. Both dishes were very good. The sauces set the dishes apart and brought out the Indian influence -- although we'll warn you that they were quite rich and very spicy. The bus help did a great job keeping our water glasses full. Our waitress was very helpful also, particularly when we ordered a wine by the glass that she didn't recommend -- she let us sample two others (a Zinfandel and Malbec, both of which we liked) before we ordered. Although we didn't order a bottle of wine, the wine list seemed reasonably priced.
We really enjoyed our meal, although the richness and spiciness of the food doesn't lend itself to frequent dining. Of course, we may need to go more often if for no other reason than that Carlos' Jeep Wrangler was parked out front between a Porsche and a Mercedes -- the best valet parking spot that vehicle has ever seen.
