His agreement when he sold that restaurant was not to compete for five years, and he went to Portland. Time was up three years ago. Robert Kincaid's Bistro on the Boulevard. Now, if Crossroads is a boulevard then the entrance to Costco is a boulevard. But the bistro part is completely real.
Natural light flows in above the floral half-curtains.
But most important, the food is authentic. Kincaid's idea was to serve classic French dishes in a countrified atmosphere, and he has succeeded. Lunch may start with a luscious tomato bisque, hearty country sausage in puff pastry flanked by Madeira and white wine sauces, or a Caesar salad. Warm ciabatta bread comes from the estimable Palermo Bakery in Seaside, and is served with nicely spiced olive oil. Chicken is tender, set to rest on fresh spinach.