I stopped for dinner on a friday night. The place was almost full, I think we got the last empty table.

We ordered the mushu pork, the shanghai juicy dumplings, and the schezchuan style fried green beans.

The dumplings arrived first, the wrappers are perfect, and the filling was sweet, juicy and tasty (alhtough slightly coarse). The mushu pork was rich and delicious (again the wrappers were perfect). The beans arrived last and were aromatic, spicy and wonderful.

The servers were pretty friendly and attentive (by the standard of most chinese restaurants, they were fabulous).

The room in unremarkable, but this place is about the food, rather than the scenery.

This tiny little establishment opened before Christmas, and I finally got around to stopping in for lunch.

The servers immediately greeted me, friendly and beaming with enthusiasm.

I ordered take out consisting of gomae and a sushi roll (can't remember the name, but it was a dynamite roll, with avocado and unagi slices, drizzled lightly with teriyaki sauce and mayo).

The food was very good. The gomae has a fresh light hint of lemon, and the sushi was fresh and made-to-order.

The room is very small and compact, but nice enough.

Stopped in for the sunday night dinner fixed price menu special (butternut squash soup, lobster tail with veg, and a strawberry terrine) and also ordered off the regular menu (gruyere & onion tart, and braised lamb shank with polenta).

Everything was fresh and tasty. The soup and the onion tart were excellent, as was the braised lamb. The lobster was quite good.

Our server (all the serving staff, for that matter) was delightful, helpful and friendly.

The room is simple and understated, with a warm inviting feel.

Went back to Dave's for the first time in many years.
It's exactly as I remember it.

Ordered the 2 piece cod & chips, a cup of the new england clam chowder, a green salad and an order of calamari.

The fish & chips and the clam chowder are pretty good, the salad was decent and the calamari was okay (could be a little crisper).

The service is quick and friendly.
The room is dated and could use a refresh.

I stopped in for the lunch buffet on a lazy saturday.

The server immediately seated me, gave me a menu and asked for my drink preference. I chose the lunch buffet, and no beverage.

The selection was 3 curried veg dishes (potatoe & cauliflower, green beans & carrots, and chick peas) basmati rice, onion pakoras, tandoori chicken and butter chicken. Also included was a choice of naan, garlic naan, and roti. I chose the naan.

I found all of the buffet fare was decent, but not especially remarkable. The naan was very good though.

The room was clean and adorned in rich purple and grey.

Celebrated a birthday dinner at Market.
I arrived early and although I was given the option to be seated at my table immediately, I chose to wait for the rest of my party.

Once arrived, we were immediately seated in the main dining room and the server took our drink orders.

For dinner, I had the seared scallop appy, the sable fish main with a side of grilled asparagus, and cheesecake for dessert. All of food was absolutely perfect (I nibbled a little of the lamb off my companion's plate and this seemed to be the favorite among our group).

Our server was excellent, attentive, helpful, and warm.

Having visited NYC and enjoyed the real thing, I decided it was time to try Nat's and see if it compares.

Nat's pizza is very much done in the NY style, and they do it fairly well.... big slices, thin crust, crisp on th edges, slight chew to the dough, light toppings.... quite tasty and well prepared.

It's not quite the authentic thing, since most of the old NY pizza places use charcoal fired brick ovens (Nat's appears to be using gas ovens)... so the light char and slightly smokey flavour of NY Pizza isn't quite there.

Service and ambiance were decent considering it's really a takeout establishment (as opposed to a formal restaurant).

stopped in for dinner on sunday and ordered the fried chicken with mashed potatoes and veg, while my dining companion ordered the meatloaf wellington (also with mash and veg).

The fried chicken was very good (if a somewhat modest portion), the veggies were done just right (al dente, if its possible to apply that term to vegetables), but I though the mash potatoes were a little damp (they appear to be using red potatoes to make it.... while theres nothing wrong with that, I like my mash potatoes on the fluffy side).

The meatloaf was excellent, great taste, with that flaky puff pastry crust.

The server (and the room) were very casual, and friendly.

There's nothing fancy or offbeat about Urban Burger. It's a basic hambuger, chicken burger (or veggie burger) served with fries and a softdrink or a milkshake.

But they do it well. The burger seems to be fresh (not frozen), the bun lightly toasted, and all made to order.

The service and ambiance are as you might expect at a diner, prompt and efficient.

Went to Saltlik for my only DOV outing of 2009.

Arrived a couple of minutes early before our reservation but was seated immediately. The DOV menu was not offered until I asked for it.

I ordered the skirt steak (medium-rare) with roasted fingerling potatoes, roasted tomatoes and micro greens. It came with the crab cake appetizer and a creme brulee dessert.

The steak was excellent, prepared just right (although the roasted potatoes were unremarkable). The crab cake was very good, as was the (very large portion of) creme brulee.

Our server was prompt, attentive and courteous.

The room is fairly typical "casual steakhouse", not unlike an Earls or Cactus club (black leather, red ambient lighting, TV screens and loud music). Actually, I found the music a little louder than I liked.

Otherwise a very solid experience.