A.O.C.

Amazing visit! Suzanne was so accommodating and even sent complimentary drinks our way. The food was amazing; halibut was incredibly seasoned and the steak was to die for. Recommend ordering sides as serving sizes are slightly on the smaller side. The fingerling potatoes were good but honestly a little under-salted. House made bread was soft on the inside and has delicious crispy crust. All in all we will be back—every single member of staff was on their A-game and I’ll be thinking about the halibut for a long time.

The first wine list shows glasses and carafes but not bottles. There’s then a thick stack of loose papers with more wines. No binding, no staple, no paper clip. Just here’s 30 overwhelming sheets of paper with extremely pricey wine. Originally I planned to have a couple drinks but it was so much to look at that we skipped straight to ordering food. I started with the raclette sunchokes which are more of a side dish but listed under From The Oven. Many of the sunchokes were sadly cold in the center. They were likely boiled at some other time, then refrigerated, then placed in the oven with cheese. While the cheese had melted and was warm, the sunchokes varied greatly in temperature. Besides that it was just ok. Years ago, I had an amazingly delicious bread and raclette appetizer in Austin, TX. This didn’t match that creamy fondue style. I was going to then order either the Farmer’s Plate or chili broccoli and had been eyeing the salads but ultimately passed. I was already too full of sunchokes and, to overshare a tad, my stomach is STILL gurgling hours later. I’ve now Googled it. (It’s currently 1am. Dinner was at 7:30pm.) And apparently sunchokes are well-known for causing gas and bloating. While the restaurant has an attractive cozy feel, I mistakenly thought Sunday would be a more bumping night. Instead, the restaurant was a bit sparsely populated and more of a 65+ crowd with some 35+. I’ve heard the brunch is great and maybe I’ll return for the focaccia and dessert one day but I don’t know, I think I was expecting something else. The gastrointestinal rumblings didn’t help.