Sunday, January 18, 2015

60 Degrees Mastercrafted



60 Degrees Mastercrafted 

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Service (staff):

 

- Detailed oriented

- Non-Customer oriented management (lack of details and management related to the incident) 

- Manager visited the table

- Friendly

- Welcoming

- Knowledgeable

- Talkative

- Polite

 



Ambience:

 

- Brunch and dessert Buffet with the option of one entrée

- Bar, Main dining room and patio

- Live music

- Spacious

- Rustic and wood décor

- Bright

- Half open kitchen

- Plenty of seats

- Busy

- Only valet parking

- Energetic 

- Business Casual

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Service: 3.7/5

Ambience: 5/5

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Benedict Duo

crab cake benedict, chive hollandaise & Cajun benedict, tasso ham, creole hollandaise, fresh garden vegetables

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Eggs: cold but good consistency

- Creamy

- Fulfilling

- Fresh veggies

- Appetizing

Crab: well seasoned, fresh, provocative

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Dish: 4.7/5

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Seared Scallops

lemon risotto, fennel, tomato-herb salad

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Beautiful presentation, but unfortunately we had a hair incident. Dish was not consumed. The manager came over to apologize, and they replaced the dish, but the appetite was gone. They also brought us a free mimosa pitcher.

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Dish: 0/5

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Ranch Fritata

baked eggs, beef bacon, mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, roasted potatoes, cheddar cheese, salsa

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- Simple/unimpressive 

- Fulfilling

- Mix of flavors

- Earthy  

- Full of cheddar flavor

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Dish: 3.7/5

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Friday, January 16, 2015

The Blue Fish


The Blue Fish

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Service (staff): 

- Lack of knowledge 

- Attentive 

- Serviceable 

- Lack of details (cleaning the table) 

- Food came out fast

- Rushing

- Manager visited the table




Ambience: 


- Spacious

- Only valet parking or on the streets 

- Dark

- Loud

- Busy 

- Glass decor 

- Casual

- Mixed crowd

- Neon Lighting 

- Hard to read the menu 

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Service: 3.7/5

Ambience: 4/5

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Ahi Tower 

tuna tartare marinated in sesame oil over snow crab mix / avocado salad / bedded on a sushi rice infused with creamy wasabi sauce and various caviar

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- Delicate

- Fulfilling

- Perfect to start out 

- Fresh

- Provocative 

- We had to reordered it 

- Salty

- Fishy 

- Highly recommended 

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Dish: 5/5

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Mega Lobster Roll

whole rock lobster tail panko encrusted, asparagus, cucumber, avocado, masago, spicy mayo, eel sauce and lobster mayo 

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- Large size

- Sharable 

- Spicy 

- Fresh 

- Slightly sweet 

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Dish: 4.7/5

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Volcano Roll

diver scallops baked in spicy aioli sauce served over california roll

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- Baked 

- Warm 

- Creamy 

- no spicy at all

- Full of scallops 

- Sharable 

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Dish: 4.3/5

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Rock Manhattan Roll

shrimp tempura, snow crab mix, fresh jalapeño, topped with spicy tuna and crabstick, three types of caviar with creamy wasabi, eel sauce, spicy mayo, and sriracha

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- Crunchy

- Messy

- Mild

- Sweet kick 

- A pretty large size 

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Dish: 4/5

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Las Vegas Roll

spicy crab salad, masago, spicy tuna with avocado, wrapped in soy paper and topped with chili sauce and spicy mayo

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- Simple

- Highly spicy 

- Fresh

- Large size of tuna 

- Pretty big each piece of this roll 

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Dish: 4/5

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Radio Milano



Radio Milano

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Service (staff):


- Distant

- Basic

- Cold

- Chef came to the table 

- Slow

- All hands on deck 

- Knowledgeable 


Ambience: 

- Bright

- Two floors (bar/patio downstairs & main dinning upstairs) 

- Peaceful 

- Modern 

- Spacious 

- Pool view

- Open Kitchen 

- Valet and self parking

- Clean 

- Relax

- Quite 

- Overpriced 

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Service: 3.7/5

Ambience: 4.3/5

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Cremini Mushroom Cappuccino

latte foam, crostini biscotti

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- Gentle

- Perfect temperature

- Enjoyable

- Adequate size 

- Strong in mushroom flavor (lovely)

- Earthy 

- Creamy 

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Dish: 5/5

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Root Celery Soup  

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- Delectable 

- Perfect Temperature

- Hot (pleasent) 

- Fresh 

- Tart Kick

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Dish: 5/5

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Beet Ribbons

true luck texas goat cheese, 

arugula, walnuts & grilled chicken

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- Fresh

- Sharable

- Lack of goat cheese

- Delicate 


Chicken

- Big piece

- Well cooked

- Extremely salty

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Dish: 4/5

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Ciabatta Burger

robiola, mushroom, fries

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- Fulfilling

- Fresh buns 

- Unimpressive 

- Messy

- Beef: Well cooked, Juicy but tasteless

- Tasty and crispy fries 

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Dish: 4/5

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Bombolinis

apple butter, sage cream 

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- Heavy dough

- Apple fusion 

- Sweet 

- Mild 

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Dish: 4.5/5

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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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