text: This place has so many mixed reviews I will admit I was a little apprehensive to go but I was so intrigued by their menu and the good reviews that I thought hey I am an adventurous eater These opinions will not hold me back from trying this cuisine So the night of Yelp the Benedum for Porgy and Bess me and the Hub make reservations for Well we arrived much earlier having parked in the garage that was less than a block from the restaurant so we went in at and was promptly seatednI really liked the duecor of the place Swanky upscale modern but not pretentious The servers wore jeans so one would assume there is a laid back quality to the place There were not many people in there when we arrived The waiter came promptly to us poured us water and started to explain the concept of the restaurant how they prepare dishes and deliver them as they are ready not delivering plates at the same time and the concept of sharing He seemed really knowledgeable about the menu and gave us a few minutes to look things over and went to get our drink order nnSo after reading some negative reviews that portrayed this place as being overpriced for the quality and quantity of food I am going to go ahead and disagree with you However fearing that I may be hungry when I left I think I overdid the ordering We started with each getting something small to share I ordered the butter lettuce cups braised pork terrine and the H ordered the short ribs cream cheese biscuits Prior to our plates arriving the Dim Sum tray made its way to the table I could have passed on this because I know people talked about the portion and flavor VS the price but let me say I am so so so happy we did not We got one of the pork belly dim sum to share I am not going to pretend I have some indepth knowledge on what some have called real dim sum and I do not care They could have called this pork belly in a bowl and it would not have mattered because it was delicious I think the H did not enjoy it as much due to the fat but I simply thought it was about perfect with a nice spice of heat behind itnnThe waiter brought out our lettuce cups and the short ribs biscuits I only had a taste of the Hs ribsbis and unfortunately he cut me a piece that was mostly biscuit with very little sauce and small amount of pork I caught onto what he was doing NOT SHARING Well from what I tasted I can understand why he bogarted the plate because it was good and I bet way better with all the ingredients present My butter cups were very good too I offered him a bite he declined I think all the different herbs and spices scared him off They were really good I would say my only complaint was the lettuce cups were wet like just washed and not dried so with every bite some water dripped off them onto the plate the table and my hands Still an excellent fusion of ingredients nnLastly I order the corned duck breast ramen and the H had smoked brisket baguette When they delivered my duck soup for lack of a better word I was taken back I seriously could have just ordered this that would have not only fulfilled my hunger but was wonderfully tasty The one hour egg lay in the middle of the dish I slowly pierced it to reveal the lovely yellow yoke drizzle down through my dish and sending me into a euphoric state of mind I have only had duck one other time in my life I know weird but if I told you about my first experience you would probably understand why However I took a chance and let me say if all duck is supposed to taste like this then I have found a new favorite poultry It was awesome So awesome that the H had to tell me to stop eating knowing how miserable I am if I overeat oh and friends your dear narrator is very miserable when that occurs So I stopped and within seconds I said why did I even get anything else This was enough food for me and was delicious We both agreed that it was good to try the other items so we had a better experience with the food but I am just saying this was more than enough for one person and it was not overpriced I took the rest home and will be enjoying it for lunch today nnLastly the staff there was so friendly When we left every single person working there that saw us said goodbye or thanks have a good night This was about people We walked out saying wow they certainly are a friendly bunch Overall I really really liked just about everything One thing possibly because it was not busy our waiter kind of hovered over us When I was eating my lettuce cups he seriously pulled the plate from underneath me as I took the last bite of the wrap I was still chewing and he snuck his hand under my jaw and swiped the plate I gave the H a surprised look Other than that it was really good and honestly I would much rather have an over attentive waiter than one I cannot find Definitely will be returning