Salt House, from the same folks that brought us TownHall, came with high expectations. They didn't disappoint.
We had a strong crowd of 13 participate in this months DASF. The restaurant is a small place and we had to split into a table of 8 and table of 5. We had regulars and some relatively newbies:
Table w/ 8:
The Phans on their last Dine About without a little one at home
Mollie and her visiting parents (yes, Jerry and Elna make another strong appearance!)
Steven and Zeena - had been to 1550 Hyde, but had never taken part in the ratings
Patricia - just a couple weeks back from her wedding and honeymoon abroad
Table w/ 5:
4 veterans: Victor and Cecilia, Avis and John
Newcomer - Lehmann
I'll be commenting here on the experience of the table with 8 (apparently the other table had quite a different experience.)
Food: 92 - very solid on all dishes; just a couple outstanding dishes: the salads (crab salad and mixed greens with warm homemade ricotta cheese), excellent patrale fish (very light with a spinach sauce; mashed potatoes a little on the salty side), and great coconut cake dessert. Fun "street food" fries with cheese and gravy and "franks and beans" (sausage with garbanzo beans).
Service: 96 - really outstanding and made the dinner stand out as one of our better overall dining experiences. The pacing of the 6 courses was perfect; new plates and silverware for every course (maybe that was a bit much).
Ambiance: 84 - not bad at all, and actually kind of eclectic and interesting. But nothing wowed us here. Look for John on the Jon by Klinkee (since Jon Carter was at work).
Another really fun evening of good friends and good food!
We had a strong crowd of 13 participate in this months DASF. The restaurant is a small place and we had to split into a table of 8 and table of 5. We had regulars and some relatively newbies:
Table w/ 8:
The Phans on their last Dine About without a little one at home
Mollie and her visiting parents (yes, Jerry and Elna make another strong appearance!)
Steven and Zeena - had been to 1550 Hyde, but had never taken part in the ratings
Patricia - just a couple weeks back from her wedding and honeymoon abroad
Table w/ 5:
4 veterans: Victor and Cecilia, Avis and John
Newcomer - Lehmann
I'll be commenting here on the experience of the table with 8 (apparently the other table had quite a different experience.)
Food: 92 - very solid on all dishes; just a couple outstanding dishes: the salads (crab salad and mixed greens with warm homemade ricotta cheese), excellent patrale fish (very light with a spinach sauce; mashed potatoes a little on the salty side), and great coconut cake dessert. Fun "street food" fries with cheese and gravy and "franks and beans" (sausage with garbanzo beans).
Service: 96 - really outstanding and made the dinner stand out as one of our better overall dining experiences. The pacing of the 6 courses was perfect; new plates and silverware for every course (maybe that was a bit much).
Ambiance: 84 - not bad at all, and actually kind of eclectic and interesting. But nothing wowed us here. Look for John on the Jon by Klinkee (since Jon Carter was at work).
Another really fun evening of good friends and good food!
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Jennifer Kenny Nguyen, the pastry chef at Salt House, was named one of the rising star chefs of 2007. She "wows diners with her pineapple ice cream cake, among other creations." Check out the article:
Rising Star Chefs 2007
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