We've lived in our new place for well over 6 months now, and we're STILL exploring the neigborhood. In our defense, we were dead broke for the first few weeks we lived there (my birthday dinner the week after we closed was at - gasp! - Old Spaghetti Factory. Hey, it's walking distance, and there is something strangely satisfying about their brown butter & mizithra cheese spaghetti).
Anyway, we walked down there on Friday night for "date night" - it's been way too long since we've done something without the hounds.
Started with an order of Bruschetta 3 ways. This was really tasty ciabatta bread with 3 different toppings - brie & almond (mild but tasty), mozzarella & pesto (the pesto was really good, but this wasn't made with fresh mozzarella which make it sort of lackluster) and goat cheese with olive tapenade (my favorite of the 3 - piquant and delicious).
I had the prime rib "lite cut" which was really delicious. It was cooked just a minute or two longer than I would have liked, but the cut itself was so delicious with the rub that it was fine. Came with a perfectly respectable baked potato, with all fixings "on the side" and a delicious order of greens (include kale, I think). The jus was a little savory, a little sweet, just how I like it.
C's NY strip was really incredible - the glaze and rub they used were divine, even though strip is not my favorite cut of steak.
His creme brulee was also amazing. Really light custard - almost pudding-like - with a fantastic brulee. My rice pudding was also good, but loaded with almond milk which I don't care for. I was so full that I could barely finish it, anyway.
Service was really warm and inviting. We can't wait to go back!