chanman "food fanatic."

Came here for a night with friends. The server is really nice and helpful with ordering and with information on the preperation side. However the menu needs to be updated. I wanted to order the blueberry lemonade, but found out it was no longer available…

In terms of dessert, I think they lack variety…

From the outside the restaurant looks very small, but once you go in it’s not too bad. We had a party of six, so we sat by the window up front.

The restaurant opens Thursday to Monday and it’s dinner only! They do not take reservations, so it’s a first come first serve and it’s street parking.

As you may have read the title… It took us 3 visits to get a table here! The first time, we arrived at 9pm on a saturday night and they told us we were the 4th party on the list and it would be a 2 hour wait time… so we left…

The second time we came here, it was closed….

The restaurant size itself is very small! no more than 50 people, I’m guessing. There is tables and stools….

Tonight it’s finally open!

The menu is very limited. It consists of mostly appetizers which the portions are enough for a small party of four. The main entree have only 4 choices which are pasta dishes.

The wine list is only a 8" X 10" page long… While we were there we tried the ephemere beer which tasted just like apple beer. Is actually really good! It’s not a strong beer either, it’s just enough apple to balance it out with the rest of the beer flavours.

Out of the appetizers we ordered, my favorite ones are the scallop, panini sandwhich (the crust of the bread was toasted so perfect and warm and crunchy!, just right amount of cheese and meat!), beef carpaccio.

And to add, they refill the bread constantly, whenever it’s out you will recieve a new loaf.

it’s different, not like any other restaurants I have been to. It share the similar style with Entree Nous, where the portion size are for family style.
It’s good for the portion to be able to try more than 3 dishes!

My favorite dishes there was the special of the night, the pork covered with bread crumbs (tasted like a crab cake but made with pork),

The duck leg was very tasty! (one of my favorites), it’s wrapped in bacon, crispy with fig, arugula, and balsamic.

the rye bread that they gave us was a good cleanser between each of the dishes…

the veal was another good one…

as for the desserts we liked the Black fig tarte tatin
with grappa caramel and chèvre sorbet. the caramel made it soo yummy!

and the Summer pudding with brioche,
berries and whipped cream was just right! was not too rich. It was just perfect.

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so we came back again… and they remembered us… again with no reservations and we stayed past the closing time… they did not rush us with the bill until we asked for it. There are some restaurants that rush the bill out as it reaches closing time. This is not one of them…

This time ordered the duck breast entree, octopus appetizer, quail and cippolini onion appetizer… the recommended glass of wine for the night was lagone.

I ordered the chocolate truffle cake again, but instead of having mint gelato, due not being in season they served a malt gelato instead. this replacement gelato tasted like the asian drink, Horlic.

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A good dinner after a round of golf is always a good way to end the night!

we came here ordered the rabbit, the “fish” of the day which was from the mediteranian as described by the waiter that it’s like a sea bass. (look at pictures for reference).

For appetizer, we ordered the Carne Cruda of Wagyu Beef with Parmigiano Reggiano.

For Dessert, we ordered Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Grains of Paradise Spiced Apricots

and

Pralus Chocolate Truffle Cake with Ninety Farms Stracchiatelle Gelato and Cherry Vinegar Reduction

I really liked the chocolate cake, you can taste the strong chocolate and the mint gelato was very minty! not like anything you’d find at the grocery store!

And to accompany the fish, I had a glass of Nebbiolo which was a great match.

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came here on saturday evening for dinner with friends… I ordered the wagyu beef cheek which was very rich and tender. our server knew the menu very well and could tell us what was ingredients were used and little bit of history regarding each dishes….
Apart from our server, the service as a whole is very good. Our table was ready for us when we got there, they have a seperate water boy who will make sure how glasses are never empty… Our wine glasses were never empty either.

The only thing I didn’t really like was the spacing of the tables. Though I understand it’s a small restaurant, I didn’t like how closely spaced the tables were. It didn’t feel private enough between each parties…

The first time I came here, my friend treated me for lunch with eggs benedict and fillet mignon! what a great sunday brunch combo!

Since then, I’ve been back for the dinner fillet mignon portion! 9oz fillet with bernaise sauce = heaven! Their fillets are sooo tender! I don’t know anywhere else can match this, especially for this price and to make it as tender as this restaurant!

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Cakes were delicious, espresso coffee size could be improved on! If they only made the espresso coffee size larger with art work, it’d be 5 stars!

The tiramisu was sooo yummy!

everything else I didn’t care too much for it..

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The new Joey’s at southcenter is over the top! We walked in with no reservations on a friday evening. The hostess at the front told us it will take 30minutes + for a table, but we could wait in the bar for something to open up in the dining area.

We walked in and found nothing, the hostess saw us and pulled up a couple chairs for us. She told us it was a full dinner bar, so if we decide to dine there instead we could. We ended up staying there for the night.

We sat right at the bar and the bartender immediately wiped down the table for us and asked and made the drinks right there for us. It’s fun to watch them make drinks…

Throughout the night, the hostess came by to check how we were doing, the manager also came by to check and see if we needed anything. We had a couple of the bartenders checked if we needed more drinks prior to an empty glass.

The dinner there tasted the same as Bellevue, but service was 10x better! Only downside for this particular Joeys is the closing time at 12am…

To add, the overall ambience and decor of the restaurants is much nicer than the one in Bellevue. There are couches, fireplace, booths, etc. (not to mention more tvs too)

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came here for lunch… The only time they serve Ratatouille, is during lunch…

it’s good, comes with white bread… they also serve Kronenbourg beer. =)

My buddy had the Steak Frites, which is USDA prime top sirloin, fries and Dijon mustard served in baguette.

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The restaurant is located between 2nd and 3rd avenue and Stewart. It’s across from a parking lot and right besides a luggage store.

The restaurant is very cozy and feels home like. The small table setting makes it feel very intimate with the person(s) you are dining with.

The dishes are very small, which is good in allowing you to order many different dishes to try. My favorite dishes was Canard a la provencal; the duck, Cotes d’agnau au romarin; lamb chops, and Pomme frite; French fries.

While I was here, I had the Brochette de beuf; beer sirloin, Canard a la provencal; duck, Cotes d’agnau au romarin; lamb chops, Haricots verts et pignons; green beans, Pomme frite; French fries, and Assiette de charcuterie; assortment tray of meat.

I enjoyed the lamb chops in particular, normally I never order lamb. I don’t like the taste, the smell, etc. This place cooks it so tender and so tasty it doesn’t even taste like lamb anymore! It tasted more like beef or some other type of meat.

As for dessert we had the crème brulee, chocolate cake, and the Chocolat pot de crème.

The bottle of wines we had were the Chateau Marouine Provence Rosé and the chateau amiral de beychevelle bordeaux.

Our server was very helpful in explaining what was in the food, recommendations, and sung, “La vie en rose” for everyone towards the middle of the dinner.

My only disappointment was that they ran out of the Ratatouille dish and only served onion soup during lunch.

Overall it was a very fun experience and I’d go back there again in the future.

http://www.entrenousseattle.com/

Read about this place on the kirkland weblog: http://kirklandweblog.typepad.com/kirkland_weblog/2008/02/the-french-bake.html

Decided to ccome by for the napolean cake, chocolate eclaire, creme brulee on the go and was treated a chocolate cake on the house.

I’d like to come back again on a different day and try out their coffee and possibly their fresh fruit tart and their almond croissant.

and to add, they open 6 days a week (mon – sat)
(each of these cakes were $3.40 a piece)

I liked the place… We made reservations for 4:30pm on Sunday.

When we arrived, we were seated right away and was given our menus, and water instantly.

The service was excellent! Our server came by to check on us every 5-10 minutes and refilling our glasses with wine so it’s never empty. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very trendy…

The food was good. We didn’t have to wait too long for the food, it pretty much came out 10 minutes after we were finished with our appetizers which included the calamari and the carpaccio.

In terms of tastes, I ordered the Filetto al Barolo
100% natural, hormone-free 21-day aged
angus beef tenderloin. Barolo wine sauce. It’s small, but it’s very very tender and juicy all around!

As for dessert, I ordered the Tiramisu, while my friends ordered the cheesecake and the Finishing up the Pera al Vino Bianco e Cioccolato Poached pear with chocolate sauce and hazelnut gelato.

I did not try the poached pear and hazelnut gelato, however I did manage to steal a bite off the cheesecake! The cheesecake is very soft and non-american sweet like! It resembles nothing of the cheesecakes you would buy from cheesecake factory or anywhere else. IT’s taste is very good!

Overall the experience was awesome! And I’d return here in the near future.

p.s. look at photos I uploaded.