Brian and I had dinner at Sidecar on College Street (College and Clinton) and are looking forward to our next visit.
Sidecar is a new sleek little bistro with fun drinks and delicious food.
We arrived on time for our 9:30 dinner reservation last Friday night and waited at the bar for a bit, enjoying our drinks - B had a whiskey sour, and I a Ginger lemonade. While we waited, we chatted with the owner/host/bartender who did a nice job taking care of us.
Soon we were moved to our table, and served by a very quiet (she spoke in a whisper!) and completely inexperienced server, the only negative of the experience.
We started with appetizers of tempura Shrimp and sesame crusted tuna. The tuna was seared to tender perfection, and the shrimp were huge and delicious.
For mains, we ordered the lamb shank and the sea bass. The waitress returned shortly to inform us that the sea bass was unavailable, so B ordered the oven roasted chicken. I had just told him that I had read somewhere that some foodie (either a critic or chef, can't recall) would order that dish at every new place he/she visited as it is difficult to do perfectly, but on most menus, and considered a standard. The chicken was perfect, amazing, juicy, yummy, even better than the lamb, which was quite good.
We were seated next to a large group, and we noticed they were all being served what looked like espressos, but turned out to be some chocolately concoction in espresso cups. I was quite satisfied, though, so didn't ask for a dessert menu.
Overall, we definitely want to go back, and hope they hire a new server, or that she improves. The food is delicious, and they had a small but varied wine selection. Make reservations! It is small and busy!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
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