Saltoro

I've never reviewed this place, though I've been there many a time, because by and large I try to only leave positive reviews. I always enjoyed the atmosphere, but the food itself previously left much to be desired. But I revisited on Sat., December 2nd for dinner in the bar...wow! What a pleasant change! If you all hired a new chef, let me tell you said human is killing it! We, my friend and I, ordered a lot, so here goes... Cauliflower app: So good! The capers and chili, and pine nuts are just yum! Frites: small cut, crispy and tasty:) Brussel Sprouts: great sauce, great dish, loved the toothsome quality, maybe just wanted a bit of frizzle on those leaves, but still very enjoyable Beet salad and spinach: so good! My own personal wants needs and desires would prefer a touch more goat cheese (cheese monster here, and proud of it, but I know it's a problem:)), and I would love to eat that salad with pickled beets...that said, I appreciate pistachio without being candied, because I hate a candied nut in salads, and I LOVED the vinaigrette! Such a breath of fresh air! Butternut Squash Ravioli: Uuummmm, hello, lover! Where have you been all my life??? The sauce, the mushrooms, all of it!!!!....don't change. It's perfect. Veal Parpadelle: i don't eat meat, but damn, my friend loved it,! And it looked good! Gonna have my man try it! Garlic mashed potatoes: needed salt, or maybe some cheese; great texture, just need some flavor tweaking Server in the bar area was amazing! Woman, perhaps my age (43) or just around there with dark shoulder length hair, and the loveliest smile and demeanor. I think she was the bar tender. I'm in love now! Will be back!

We apparently went the same day they did a marketing blast. They were very busy at 6:30 when a second shift of customers came in and filled all the empty chairs inside, around us. We had chosen to sit in the back but found the bathroom was noisy with screaming/playing kids later on. Service was friendly but slow, food was even slower. I would not be able to bring my kid here, the wait was tough even for grown ups. My husband's coffee was delivered by a friendly server but without the half and half he'd ordered, and they never offered a refill. My water glass was empty a long time before we left. We sent back the calendar we ordered because there were big clumps that weren't fully cooked rather than lots of little strips that were. The salads we ordered were good but the beets were a decorative garnish and there were clumps of mustard on the salad. My husband's medium rare steak order was cooked medium. My pasta was tasty but dry like they'd used too much sauce or set it in the heater a long time to wait for the steak. Overall an underwhelming date. We may try it again as it really seemed like the service and kitchen were terribly understaffed and it doesn't sound like that's normal. Still, in such a situation it's preferable to make new customers wait for a seat rather than overwhelming employees. We went for our anniversary and it was nice they wanted to give us a complimentary dessert but we didn't want to wait another whole for it, so they took off a salad from our bill instead.