Monday, January 12, 2015

Paul's Kitchen



Paul's Kitchen

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Service (staff):

 

- Terrific

- Lack of a few details (ordering)

- Knowledgeable

- Attentive

- Funny

- Cordial

- Kind

- Welcoming

- Serviceable

- Manager/chef never visited the table or dining room

 

Ambience:

 

- Dim

- Energetic

- Noisy (chattering)

- Business casual

- Middle aged crowd

- Spacious

- Bar/ main dining room / patio

- Music: alternative (high volume)

- Enjoyable

- Wood décor

- Only valet parking

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Service: 5/5

Ambience: 4.5/5

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Braised Goat Empanadas  

avocado, guajillo chile, radish, arugula, charred tomatillo salsa

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- Tender

- Soft dough

- Lack of salt

- Sharable

- Great and fresh side salad

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Dish: 4.3/5

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Crabcake & Gumbo

jumbo lumb crabcake, gumbo sauce, preserved lemon, bitter greens, cherry tomatoes

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- Spicy

- Enjoyable but unimpressive

- Sharable

- Great combination of the crab with the gumbo sauce

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Dish: 4/5

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Beef Tartare

mustard sauce, capers, shallots, arugula, charred sourdough

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- Great portion to share

- Peppery

- Big chunks of beef

- Heavy

- Thick

- Unprovocative

- Unappetizing 

- Unfinished

- It disappointed us

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Dish: 1.7/5

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Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder

citrus mojo, sweet potatoe puree, cilantro – lime crema, charred poblano’s & onions, queso fresco, cilantro

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Pork

- Tough but flavorful

- Fatty

- Greasy

- Semi dry

- Smoky 

 

Puree

- Smooth

- Light

- Sweet

- Soft

- Delish

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Dish: 3.7/5

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Churros & Hot Chocolate

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- It’s a MUST

 

Hot chocolate

- Hot

- Bitter kick at the end

- Mild

- Gentle

 

Churros

- Soft

- Sharable

- Perfect portion

- Delicate  

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Dish: 5/5

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