Crow
I took K to Crow tonight for her birthday. The atmosphere there is good, and we had a good time, but the food overall was fine but not especially memorable. It gets a lot of rave reviews on citysearch, but I agree more with the occasional blah one. We had:
- a pinot grigio for me and a sauvignon blanc for her (forgot the names)
- the summer fruit salad, with toasted nuts and arugula. very good peaches and berries, a good merge of flavors.
- the cured meat selection. good, but disappointingly little variation among the different meats offered.
- pan-seared halibut with lobster mushrooms, fennel, cherry tomatoes, and some other stuff. the fish was very well cooked, but I thought the vegetables were a bit blah. they didn't look that exciting when they came out and they didn't taste that exciting either.
- pork chop with uh stuff. the chop itself was pretty good, though a bit tough in places. it was served on I'm not sure what kind of grain (quinoa-like but not as nutty tasting) with bacon, with vegetables. the chop itself tasted good and was well cooked, but the grain and vegetables mostly had a heavy, salty, meaty flavor that echoed rather than complemented the pork. it was a bit much overall.
- ginger pana cotta with berries. very good, delicate consistency and good ginger flavor.