I dined here with a friend of mine for the 1st tim...

I dined here with a friend of mine for the 1st time last night, & there is not a single bad thing I could say about the food or service. Personally, I have never had fried green tomatoes before & I didn't know what to expect, but they were fresh with some tartness. The breading stuck to the tomatoes & there was a fresh bean salad with sundried tomatoes underneath. The highlight of the dish though, was a crab salad, that was tossed in tartar sauce & topped with fresh dill to brighten everything up.

Mussels is a dish I have not had in a long time, because I haven't personally cooked them, but they are one of my favorite things to eat because of their meatiness & sweetness. What I loved most about this dish was that the freshness of the chimichurri & the tomatoes complemented the sweet, meatiness of the mussels.

Surf N' Turf is one of the things that I can't resist. It brings the best of both worlds & then, when potatoes & veggies are added to the mix, they are what top everything off. Surf N' Turf is something that can be heavy when put together, but the potatoes, which I thought would make the dish heavier, actually had a light texture, especially when it was paired with beautiful greens. The scallops were beautifully, perfectly seared & sweet, then finished with some fresh black pepper. I was surprised by the piece of pork. What I expected to see where pieces of diced up pork, but what I got was what appeared to be a nicely seared piece of pork, with some fat on the end, so it seemed more like a piece of thick-cut bacon.

I was tossed between the espresso creme brulee, which my friend ordered, & the sea salt banana pudding, that I ordered. In the end, I was glad I ordered what I did. What I loved from the taste I had of my friend's dessert, was the texture difference between the brulee & the creaminess of the espresso cream underneath, but I feel like the brulee overtook the creaminess of the espresso cream, to the point where I almost didn't taste the espresso cream. As for mine, it was reminiscent of a tiramisu, which is my favorite dessert. It was creamy, it had vanilla wafers that gave a different texture, not to mention the piece of bruleed banana. My all-time favorite part of both of these desserts though, was the quenelle of homemade whipped cream on each dessert. They were creamy, light, airy, & fluffy. It was, by far, the best whipped cream I've ever had.

I would absolutely dine here again, except next time, I would try different items from the menu that looked amazing as well.