There can be long waits at peak weekend hours, Mr. Sturkey says, but I didn t have to wait either time I went. Fine wines, starters Slide into one of the booths, which are generously sized, and start with a glass of wine. Five kinds of pizzas are baked thin and crispy in a wood-fired oven. Encore pasta is superior to many pasta dishes that are bland, too rich and full of unrelated ingredients. If you re in need of comfort, have anything with the creamy garlic mashed potatoes, like the pork tenderloin medallions.
Thick slices are tender with a sauce sweetened just a bit with Asian pears.
The risotto cakes it rested on were gummy, one of the few cooking mistakes in two meals. If creme brulee is a treat for you, Encore s version, enriched with a layer of chocolate, is exemplary. The Sturkeys were not in the house when I was there, but they seem to have created a system that works without them. Another server was equally competent, and drinks, food and check all came on time. The check certainly added up by the time all had been ordered and eaten, but each meal had been a thoroughly enjoyable experience.