We went to AOC for a birthday dinner for my mom. W...

We went to AOC for a birthday dinner for my mom. We've passed by this place a ton and have always loved the look of its exterior, and decided to finally try it out. I made us a reservation for 5:30 PM on a Sunday and while when we arrived it wasn't too busy, once we left it was definitely crowded!

We ordered a martini and a glass of wine for drinks. Keep in mind this is served in a sort of tapas style, so small plates that are meant to be shared. For some starter plates we got the Little Gems salad and some clams--both tasty but still even smaller than we expected!

For some mains we decided to split the Grilled Wild Sea Bass platter and the Lamb Skewers platter. The Sea Bass was delicious! Very well done. The Lamb Skewers, while a little less impressive, had a nice salad with it that we enjoyed.

For dessert, we got a cappuccino, the pineapple upside-down cake, and the cannolis. All good! And they were nice enough to put a candle for the birthday gal.

Service wise--it was alright! I felt at times that other tables were getting a bit more of a priority over us which was a bit frustrating, but overall everyone was kind.

It was good, but for the prices, we weren't as wowed as we would have liked!