text: I thought Thomas Keller had a good reputation but it looks like he has resorted to trading on his name like so many of his contemporariesnnNot a very good place the type that serves mediocre food and survives on their name undeserved reputation from when maybe they used to be good and the expectation that their clientele are ignorant and either do not realize or are too proud to admit they were suckered in to getting ripped off at a place like thisnnThe seafood platter starter was pretty good Nothing to complain about although not nearly as epic in presentation as say Mastros which really makes it feel like a night outnnFor my courses I decided to judge them on a couple of bistro classics the onion soup and croque madame a croque monsieur with a poached egg on top I can make better onion soup than Bouchonstraight up If Thomas Keller would accept the challenge I would go on Food Network for a cookoff and bury his ass The soup tasted a bit burnt and too strong overall my first impression was that someone dumped a doubledose of instant bouillon into the pot by accident And not enough cheese which is a major pet peeve At a nice place why cut costs by withholding the last ounce or two of cheese that would put the soup ever the topnnCroque madame was served cold almost completely Once I started eating I found a little warm spot in the center but it had definitely been sitting for a while so I suppose that is why the food took so long to arrive I should have sent it back but did not feel like waiting another hour It was pretty good definitely would have been better served hot but even so nothing remarkable The bread was a bit thick and the ham was not anything special The fries were unremarkable and not consistently cooked which is kind of an unusual problem A lot of them were a bit undercooked the rest were fine but visually they all looked like they came from the same batch Not as good as McDonaldsnnThe lemon tart dessert was probably the highlight of the meal but even so I occasionally caught a slight stale tastennDont bother go to Chinatown or anywhere else they still feel like they have to work for it