Benjy's

Benjy's

-------------------------------------------

Service (staff):

- Friendly

- Welcoming

- Kind

- Average knowledge 

- Serviceable 

- Lack of details (a few times) 

Ambience:

- Bright

- Energetic

- Casual 

- Vibrant 

- Spacious 

- Plenty of tables

- Great background music 

- Loud chattering 

- Valet parking or on the streets 

-------------------------------------------

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 5/5

-------------------------------------------

Crunchy  French Toast

nut crusted challah, three fruit coulis, berries

-------------------------------------------

- Sweet 

- Heavy 

- Fresh 

- Fulfilling 

- Sharable 

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4/5

-------------------------------------------

Crunchy Chicken & Sin-A-Bunn

berry jam & apple wood smoked bacon

-------------------------------------------

- Crispy 

- Warm 

- Sharable 

- Sweet 

- Fulfilling 

- Salty 

- Slightly smoky 

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4.3/5

-------------------------------------------

Pistachio Crusted Goat Cheese Cakes

pita chips, cranberry jam

-------------------------------------------

- Tasty but nothing special

- Plain 

- Creamy

- Soft 

- Tart 

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 3.7/5

-------------------------------------------

Spicy Crispy Chicken

korean red chili, blue cheese, pickled vegetables

-------------------------------------------

- Sharable 

- Fatty 

- Divine 

- Tasty 

- Spicy 

- Well cooked 

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4.5/5

-------------------------------------------

Brasserie 19 dix-neuf

Brasserie 19

dix-neuf

-------------------------------------------

Service (staff):

 

- Knowledgeable

- Inattentive a few times  

- Detailed oriented

- Helpful but unimpressive

- Polite

- Cordial

- Managers never visited the table

 

Ambience:

 

- Busy patio

- Bright

- Plenty of seats

- Relaxing background music

- Energetic

- Busy

- Business casual

- Pleasant / Enjoyable

- Valet and self-parking

-------------------------------------------

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 5/5

-------------------------------------------

Hand Cut Steak Tartare

caper remoulade, quail egg, smoked paprika

-------------------------------------------

- Room Temperature

- Succulent

- Finely chopped

- Salty and sour flavor

- Tender texture

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4.7/5

-------------------------------------------

Yellowfin Tuna Tartare

cucumber salad, red onion, preserved lemon aioili, espelette, seeded bread crostini

-------------------------------------------

- Soft

- Smooth

- Fulfilling

- Savory

- Fresh

- Room Temperature

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4.5/5

-------------------------------------------

Roasted Beets Salmon

arugula, green onion pesto, local goat feta, almonds, horseradish vinaigrette

-------------------------------------------

- Fresh

- Greenish

- Salmon: golden brown, crusty, well cooked, tender in the middle

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4.3/5

-------------------------------------------

Brasserie 19 Fish & Chips

tartar sauce, pickled seasonal vegetables

-------------------------------------------

- Greasy

- Salty

- Crispy

- Easy to share

- Fulfilling for 2 people

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4/5

-------------------------------------------

Baked Oeufs

house-made duck ham, potato, farm eggs, spicy hollandaise

-------------------------------------------

- Conforming flavors of root veggies and eggs

- Earthy flavors

- Appetizing

- Foie:  

o Fatty

o Soft

o Sumptuousness

o Delicate

o Rich savor

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4.5/5

-------------------------------------------

Urban Eats

Urban Eats

bistro + bar + market 

-------------------------------------------

Service (staff):

- Terrific 

- Knowledgeable 

- Detail oriented

- Team Work

- Helpful

- Manager visited the table 

- Friendly 

- Talkative 

Ambience: 

- New

- Downtown View

- Energetic

- First floor: market ; Second floor: bar, dining room and terrace

- Easy and simple  menu

- Bricks/ Iron decor 

- Casual / Modern 

- Background music (adequate volume) 

-------------------------------------------

Service: 5/5

Ambience: 5/5

-------------------------------------------

Bistro Pommes Frites Napa Black & Blue 

tossed with blue cheese, truffle oil, black pepper and fresh sage, paired with red wine vinegar & pepper jam dipping sauce

-------------------------------------------

- Lack of truffle flavor

- Adequately salted 

- Fulfilling

- Chunks of blue cheese

- Sweet sauce. Perfect to combine with the richness/tang of the blue cheese

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4.3/5

-------------------------------------------

Brasserie

rosemary garlic roll, slow cooked beef cheek smothered in red wine & balsamic reduction, camembert & smoked paprika aioli

-------------------------------------------

- Tender and soft beef but flavorless

- Slightly sweet 

- Soft, aromatic and buttery bread

- Warm 

- Fries: crispy, decently salted, hot

- Sharable 

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 3.7/5

-------------------------------------------

Cowboy

fluffy sesame seed yeast roll, sirloin burger, cheddar cheese, bacon & onion strings, topped with house-made spicy bourbon bbq sauce

-------------------------------------------

- Fresh, soft and warm bread 

- A little dry and overcooked sirloin

- Crispy bacon and onion rings

- Abundant onion rings 

- Smoky and slightly spicy 

- Too much sauce 

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4/5

-------------------------------------------

Mia Bella trattoria

Mia Bella

trattoria

-------------------------------------------

Service (staff):

 

- Rude

- Knowledgeable

- Lack of details

- Inattentive

- Manager visited the table

- Odd

- Distant

 

Ambience:

 

- Double ambience

- Spacious

- Busy Patio

- No background music

- Bright

- Mixed crowd 

-------------------------------------------

Service: 2.3/5

Ambience: 3.3/5

-------------------------------------------

Cozze Al Pomodoro

steamed mussels in a pomodoro sauce with fresh tomatoes, garlic, and lemon olive oil

-------------------------------------------

- Slightly spicy

- Fresh

- Gentle

- Amazing tomato sauce

- Strong tomato taste

- Sharable

- Perfect to start

- Tomatoe chunks

- Homemade feeling

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 5/5

-------------------------------------------

Mozzarella Fritti

lightly breaded fresh mozzarella brushed with our roasted jalapeno pesto and served with a fresh tomato basil relish

-------------------------------------------

- Cold

- Heavy

- Unpleasant

- Easy to share

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 1.3/5

-------------------------------------------

Carpaccio Con Arugula

thin sliced fillet served with capers, mushrooms, kalamata olives, fresh arugula, parmesan cheese and lemon olive oil

-------------------------------------------

- Thick

- Excessive oil

- Fresh

- Satisfactory

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 3.7/5

-------------------------------------------

Filetto Di Manzo

grilled 6 oz. beef tenderloin filet stacked atop a crustini and grilled prosciutto over mushroom risotto and topped with a green peppercorn demi sauce and gorgonzola cheese. Served with steamed vegetables

-------------------------------------------

- Well cooked

- Juicy

- Tender

- Sticky but tasty risotto

- Rich in mushroom 

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 4/5

-------------------------------------------

Salmone Pompelmo

grilled atlantic salmon served over a creamy lemon zest risotto topped with a fresh grapefruit vinaigrette and served with grilled asparagus

-------------------------------------------

This dish called our attention, but it was not what we expected at all.

- Risotto: tasteless, sticky, heavy,  unprovocative

- Fresh fruits and vegetables

- Salmon: pink color, well cooked but tasteless

- Simple and not greasy salmon

-------------------------------------------

Dish: 3/5

-------------------------------------------