text: I also checked this out as someone who would normally not be able to afford this place I cook for a living so I thought the concept was pretty damn cool and wanted to see it executed since I could not quite wrap my head around how do you serve a whole restaurant while making up the menu as you go I was there later on a Tuesday evening and the place was about half full so I did not experience the noise problem some have complained about I reserved chef seating so I could watch them work and shoot the sht with what ever cook was stationed in front of me First to explain the concept From what I can gather the Chef takes the card you fill out and decides what will work for what he has already preplanned out Basically there is a menu you just do not get to see it Everything is set up just like any place I Have ever worked each station is setup to make about dishes the components of each dish are predetermined as well if you have a allergy or do not like something its either taken out of the dish and somthing else may or may not be substituted Every restaurant does this but the customer gets to decide before hand if they do or do not want that dish to begin with Next the food We had courses with out wine pairing we drank their craft na beverages which were quite good actually anyways the first course started off great I was very impressed with my poached tomato somthin or other I thought this is going to be a good meal then came the soft she will crab good but not amazing the sauce was the best part Then came a anduille stuff squid was actually rather bland nothing popped for me with that one Then a north African spiced Lamb Which was good but I have made the exact same thing in culinary school and would not be suprised if the chef pulled the recipe right out of my old international cuisine book The difference was he used a type of ground lamb patty which had the gamey flavor that some either love or hate about lamb but not the right texture for me Then came a duck leg dish It was plain and simple bad It was just like eating dark meat chicken The broiler cook obviously had some duck he had been sandbagging all night either in the oven or sitting out because it was super dry It sucked let us just leave it at that Then dessert what the hell it was I do not know but it was fantastic started strong and ended well but that duck really kind of pissed me off to be honest In the end the tab was before tip For the meal I had even at a discount was way too Fn much I would not go back just based on the price If I could afford it I would give them another shot because everyone deserves a second chance right