text: stars I really wanted to absolutely fall in love with Toast I really did but something just did not click with me more on that laternnWe ended up going with a party of on a Wednesday night we scoured yelp to find a place to eat and ended up calling in various restaurants to see if they could squeeze us in Toast had a time slot open at PM They have a regular menu but on Tuesdays and Wednesdays they have a chefs tasting menu for w an optional wine pairing so most of us decided upon that optionnnNow the chefs tasting menu at Toast is a four course ordeal where it is a grab bag of what you are going to get as opposed to a standard set menu You will be asked if you have any food allergies or restrictions and then the chef cooks whatever he likes and it is luck of the draw for what you end up getting served since no two dishes were the same I told my waiter I was allergic to everything but lobster I have a feeling the waiters were the final deciders of who would get what dish Because of this there is no real flow to the meal as the flavors of each course might not work well together The progression of courses starts with an appetizer followed by a seafood dish then a salad of sorts and it ends with a meat dishnnThe food was cooked well but I had issues with the use of side dishes by the chef Also none of the food was really memorable nor did any of the dishes really strike me as particularly inspired My seafood dish consisted of a small fish fillet complemented with a few strips of roasted potatoes The fish was tender with a perfectly crisped skin however I am not sure roasted potatoes were the best choice to be paired with this fish as it seemed more of an arbitrary side dish as opposed to being an actual part of the entree My meat dish was roast duck medium rare served with black eyed peas Like with the fish the black eyed peas seemed to not really fit in with the dish eithernnI guess my main gripe is that the dishes would have been better completely decomposed the sum was less than that of all its partsnnFor the purposes of yelp my review is rounded up to stars bc the atmosphere and decor were appropriate and they were extremely accommodating even though we lacked formal reservations Also even though I complained a lot about their dishes for a four course tasting menu is extremely wallet friendly and definitely a good deal for the price