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2010-09-01
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Having failed to secure a table for Saturday night dinner at the fully booked Bistecca we chose a sister resteraunt Blue Smoke which was half empty, for very obvious reasons.We were promptly seated at a comfortable window table with nicely subtle lighting.The drinks were a little slow to arrive but were ice cold which was much needed on a hot summer evening.We ordered a half slab of baby back ribs($128), beef brisket($178),coleslaw($28), pickles($18)and creamed spinach($38).We asked the waitres
We were promptly seated at a comfortable window table with nicely subtle lighting.
The drinks were a little slow to arrive but were ice cold which was much needed on a hot summer evening.
We ordered a half slab of baby back ribs($128), beef brisket($178),coleslaw($28), pickles($18)and creamed spinach($38).
We asked the waitress to check if the spinach came with cheese. She went away to check with chef and confirmed that the dish contained just cream and spinach, no cheese.
The food arrived within what seemed like seconds. The ribs had come from an extremely small malnourished animal, were dry, tough and cold.
The brisket had some moisture and bbq flavor left in it, but as this was also served cool was a joyless eating experience. Our guess was that all the meat had been precooked, and had been sitting on it’s culinary death row for a long time waiting for some sucker to release it.
The coleslaw had nice creamy and crisp texture which was much needed considering the sorry state of the meat but was a rather mean portion, even BlueSmoke, or BS for short which is quite fitting, could not mess up the pickles, but the spinach came covered in cheese contrary to what we had been told, but actually was well prepared with a nutmeg finish.
Half way through the meal we decided to cut our loss, ask for the meat to be wrapped up,and went home to console ourselves with a bucket of Haagen Dazs.
It really was a joyless experience for us.
$613 was a rip off.
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