The work should be completed by the end of 1998. On our recent visit, the sea-green back dining room was filled with people who laughed and chatted while busboys and waiters rushed about with sizzling trays naming specialties and armloads of covered dishes. Tables were crowded with shared platters of salad, round loaves of bread and large side dishes of homemade potato chips, fresh mixed vegetables and rice that accompany the entrees. So maybe such a buzzing restaurant might not be the spot for a romantic dinner date, but it's a great place for a friendly gathering of fun-loving people. And the food is pretty darn good, too.
Slices come thick and thin,with the thinnest broiled to a crisp.
The spice has plenty of flavor but is not exceptionally hot. The sauce was a delicate herb infused wine sauce in which 20 or so black-shelled mussels yawned their meaty morsels. Very nicely done. We sampled a couple of soups. We took our time looking over the wine list.