I enjoyed the food I had overall! My pita bread was burned that I ordered with my humus at the bar . My initial server (bar) stated it was cooked using wood fire and that's normal but once I got to my table my server stated that it was burned and replaced it, although the humus was pretty much gone I appreciated her honesty in making it right. Prior to coming there I looked at their instagram and they have a pizza that's looks amazing but is only served on Mondays I believe but I didn't see much pics of anything else to order. I would definitely suggest trying this if you like Greek and they seem to have a very strong social scene on the weekends, so make a reservation prior. read more

Extra Virgin - Salads we ordered sorry don't remember the names - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Been wanting to try this place for a while and it was just meh. Drinks: I had the Chardonnay which was great, very crisp and light. Falafel: the falafel was just okay! I honestly think I prefer it from a greasy place because this dish was lacking a little flavor. Lamb Kebabs: These were the star of the show. The lamb itself is so flavorful and the sauce was an added bonus. Wish I could have just had that over and over. Ribeye: Not with the $38 at all. Tough steak that lacked a lot of flavor. Would not get again. Great service but we did try and order the chickpea fries but they never came out unfortunately. read more

Oh my goodness, this is a must-do if you're a local, or if you're coming in from out of town. Next door to the old Michael Smith's (same owner / chef---they use the original restaurant for private parties/overflow), this is a casual, Tapas-style eatery, but with exceptional fare and extremely tasty libations. We went in for HH and gotta say it was terrific! Notables included the wonderful Chicken Livers, served in a brown sauce with onions, the Lamb Skewers served on a bed of creamy Baba Ghanoush, and the Grilled Ribeye. And the Spanish Meatballs (pork & beef) are divine in a very tasty tomato sauce. The right way to start while enjoying their very tasty craft cocktails is with some marinated olives and their Plantain chips! If you're into salads their Greek is the way to go The outdoor seating is perfectly socially distanced, so if you can grab one of the tables I highly recommend it. And our server was just perfect, fun helpful, attentive and a great guy. Highly recommend you check it out! read more

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Extra Virgin is one of the most solid spots in Kansas City for great drinks and small plates at a fairly reasonable price. I took a friend from out of town to Extra Virgin over the weekend for drinks and bites and had a solid experience. We each ordered a cocktail and together enjoyed the cucumber salad, chickpea fries, falafel, bread and ricotta, and shared a slice of the coconut cake. Each of the small plates were good, but the simple grilled bread with ricotta was absolutely a stand out. The cucumber salad lacked a bit of acidity that we would have enjoyed paired with our other plates. The service at Extra Virgin is always top notch. The attentive staff give fabulous recommendations and make sure glasses don't go empty. Given it was a busy Friday night, we were placed in the quieter area to the left -- a pleasant surprise that made it easier to catch up. read more

Extra Virgin is an oasis of Mediterranean flavors amongst a sea of barbecue. Za'atar fries, fatoush, falafel smeared in lemony tzatziki sauce transport you to the sunny climes of the Middle East. The space, open, bright and a touch industrial has a great bar, as well as a covered patio which is a perfect place to dine in warmer weather. They have a full bar, good wine program, and a limited beer selection. They also have several interesting NA options. I went there for lunch, and started with a beautiful beer salad topped with ricotta and spiced pepitas. I had a falafel pita afterwards. The falafel were light and fluffy. The vegetables were fresh and the tzatziki had a nice tang. What was missing was some spice, some hot peppers or a dollop of shuug. Overall the food was good, and I look forward to returning to try more dishes. read more

Extra Virgin - Beet salad - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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Love the vibe and of course the food and cocktails. We ordered a few dishes and each one was perfect. No complaints. Great happy hour spot and happy hour ends at 6pm. Missed it by 30m next time! Our waitress was amazing and friendly. read more

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Best place to come and just order a shit ton of stuff off the menu to share. Ya know, tapas. Get a glass of wine and take your time.

Everything was super tasty and well seasoned. Did not expect to find such fresh food in KC! Our server was amazing and very attentive. All our food arrived very quickly and they so graciously accommodated our last minute reservation for 10 people. Such a memorable birthday meal! The ambience was very intimate, yet lively. Will definitely be back the next chance we get! read more

Have to love any restaurant with tapas, just means you can try more of the menu! Started off dinner with our fantastic server walking us through the menu and making recommendations, super helpful, and made the menu much less overwhelming. Our favorite dish was the roasted feta. We couldn't get enough of the mix of spices with the tang of the feta. Also had the fig and goat cheese salad (big chunks of figs, yum), the wood fired shrimp and the falafel-crusted salmon. The layer of crunch that the falafel added to the salmon was unlike any salmon we'd had before. The service was incredibly fast. Our first dish rolled out within minutes of ordering, But after that it was timed to the pace we were setting. The wine menu definitely had some incredible choices that we will back to savor as we try more tapas! read more

Visited here for a birthday celebration recently. We got multiple tapas and drinks. Our group favorites were the Lebanese Hummus and lamb kebabs. The portions of all items made it easy to share! The staff was great and attentive. We did ask for recommendations and did not receive many, so that would have been helpful to make sure we were getting a good spread of items. It was pretty busy so I would recommend making a reservation online beforehand! read more

Fun place for a late night bite. My group shared the bread and ricotta, along with grilled octopus, shrimp, mushrooms, and olives. Wow everything was delicious! The bread and ricotta was my favorite. I liked the bookcase in the wall in the restaurant- added a unique touch to the restaurant. The service was great -our server was friendly and checked in on us often. read more

I LOVE TAPAS. I was so excited to eat at Extra Virgin because their tapas menu looked insanely good. I could've ordered every one of them, but settled on only four. I think we picked some pretty good ones though! Started with the Halved Fudgy Eggs - soft boiled eggs topped with scallion, lemon, spices and olive oil. These were very very good! Super savory with lots of texture. Not your typical egg tapa. Unique! Next was the Shrimp and Farro - wood fired shrimp on top of a cool farro/herbed yogurt mix with cucumber and mint. Sooo very nice! The contrast was great. Excellent flavor on the shrimp, and the yogurt had a lovely creamy coolness. A bit of a zing with some lemon added the perfect touch. Loved it! Then we tried the Falafel, which was excellent! I'm always trying falafel any time I see it on a menu. This was a fantastic version. Super crispy outside, soft inside, not crazy dense. Great flavor. The tzatziki was fresh and creamy. 10/10 would eat again. Lastly, we had the Grilled Bread and Ricotta, which was a wood fired tasty bread with homemade ricotta with green onion and olive oil. A great classic and even better end to our fabulous meal. There are a lot of Indian-inspired tapas on the menu. Several hummuses, chickpea fries, fattoush salad. Moroccan things. Mussels. Skewers. Chicken Shawarma. I could go on. I can't wait to go back and eat more of this fantastic menu! Highly recommended, especially for tapas lovers. Will not disappoint. read more

Fabulous happy hour menu, great service. We went with friends and among the four of us, we managed to order nearly every happy hour app. My personal favorites: Grilled Bread & Ricotta - I would have eaten it with a spoon. I actually might have. Woodfired shrimp - We nearly arm-wrestled for the last one. So good. Steamed mussels - Unique broth, massive mussels. My husband's favorite. Fell a bit flat: Fudgy eggs - A bit like a 6-minute egg, but not quite as tender or flavorful, and not surrounded by delicious ramen broth. I wouldn't get again. Mezze spreads - Two of the three spreads, we all agreed weren't awesome. I think maybe the carrot hummus was the top pick? Overall, meh. Chicken mussakhan - Nothing wrong with this one really, but it arrived last and we were pretty filled up by then. It was the hardest item to share because it's bone-in chicken. For a do-over, I would consider ordering this as my entree, just not great on our massive smörgåsbord. Again, to mention the service: our waitress was friendly and helpful, and it was a real delight to go somewhere with great service since it seems to be more of a rare find these days! read more

Everything here is amazing my wife and I love this place. Try the octopus! The drink menu is fantastic

Idk how to feel about this place. Food was great. Very yummy. Service was literally so bad. Our waitress was eating food and talking with her coworkers and playing on her phone while our drinks sat empty. We couldn't even eat our food after we got it because we ordered a steak and she didn't bring us a steak knife to cut it with. We had to flag down the manager to have him get us a knife bc god knows where our waitress was. The other weird thing is that they don't have free refills on soda. Was kinda odd to us. I think i would recommend this place but just hope you get a different waitress from us. read more

Extra Virgin - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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It was the night of the Hasan Minhaj show and I wanted to go somewhere for food before. My friend told me I could pick the place and I've always heard of Extra Virgin and figured it was the time to try this place. They have happy hour Monday to Friday 4-6pm and it's a GREAT happy hour place. Like they have many tapa style plates which is not usually the case for most happy hours. I had to limit myself to 3 plates cause I didn't want to eat too much that I'd be too tired into the night. I made a reservation but I was thinking I wouldn't need one but they allow reservations so why not. So I was wrong, I would definitely make reservations for my future visits to here. It was busy, I was kinda surprised cause it was a Tuesday evening. I really love their menu options and I got the hummus, fattoush salad, and mussels. My friend got the chicken. Their hummus is okay but the pita bread was great. I have another place that has my favorite hummus and fattoush salad so I always can't help and compare when I try those at other places. They could cut the toasted pita chips thinner so they could be crispier cause I got blocks of pita chips. But overall it's still good. The broth for the mussels was very bland but the mussels were really good. The chicken is wayyy bigger portion than a typical tapa style. So get that if you're feeling really hungry. It has 3 chicken thighs. They make excellent cocktails and have a great happy hour deal on the beers. I can see why Extra Virgin has always been talked about as a place to go. Great atmosphere, incredible service, and amazing food options. I am definitely adding this place to go to for happy hour. I can't wait to go come back here in the future! Definitely check this place out! It's in a great area in KC! read more

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Cute Tapa place. Went with my boyfriend as we had heard great things. The house cocktails were bizarre. The food was mediocre. Everything was pretty bland which was super disappointing. The only outstanding food we had was the Feta Cheese which I forgot to get a picture of. If you do go, you have to get the Feta cheese. read more

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Fabulous restaurant with wonderful food! We were totally blown away by Kansas City in general with its super cool fusion of old railway/industrial buildings in combination with very modern architecture/design and culture elements. On top of that, the Extra Virgin restaurant provided a wonderful dining opportunity. Brooke, our server, was amazing: she was not only charming and knowledgeable with very helpful and personal advice about the various food choices, but she also memorized the whole order without any notes - and made no mistake!!! The dishes were tapas style, and everything without exception had a wonderful flavor. The shrimp and peaches salad; Moroccan Zaalouk (fire roasted red tomatoes, red peppers, egg plants); heirloom tomatoes with watermelon, burrata and pomegranate dressing; fried okra with tomato sauce and feta cheese; seared calamari with squid ink and date syrup, Ahi tuna ceviche with oranges, and at the very end a delicious and very moist honey cake with olive oil. Too bad and the wish for a future visit would be to offer a top-notch espresso (and not just filter coffee) ... read more

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Uhm... I'm disappointed with the main dishes, especially the chicken and swordfish. Chicken dish had 3 thighs, extremely soft/overcooked but extremely dry. I thought the seasoning was ok, and maybe the chicken meat wasn't high quality. Just a big boring dish. Sword fish was super salty as well as the beets, and I could barely finish half way. Presentation was meh, and I'm so confused with the ingredient choices. Salad was the only thing decent, and portion was unnecessarily big for a salad or starter. Tuna ceviche was also just ok, but nothing memorable. Restaurant owned by James Beard's award chef? :/ At least, service was nice, and food came out fast. read more

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I don't get it. I mean, I don't understand how this restaurant or chef got the James Beard Award. Food was just ok. Service and cocktails were good. I can make a better hummus, well I know I can. My half chicken was so dry. I ended up taking a doggy bag back to my dog. My hubby's trout was good. Again, I do not understand the hype. I wanted to love it because our waitress was so awesome, but the food was not. read more

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Topline: Michael Smith's restaurant, food, and service felt lazy and unkempt, which was highly unfortunate. I do not recommend. When we arrived for an early pre-event dinner the restaurant was full and we were seated in the Michael Smith Event Space, which felt like the overflow for the restaurant that it was. It has seen better days. The banquette seating material was worn and torn, our dining table surface was lumpy, and looking beneath the tablecloth we could see the material of the underlying table was torn and ragged, resulting in the lumpiness felt. Unfortunate first impressions to an unfortunate dinner. We started with the cask-aged old fashioned and Negroni. Both were excellent and served with absolutely beautiful ice cubes. We ordered grilled bread with housemade ricotta, halved fudgy eggs (deviled eggs), and fire roasted Brussels sprouts. The fudgy eggs were over seasoned with mounds of zatar and salt while the yolks untouched. Too overseasoned and salty to eat. The Brussels sprouts, on the other hand, were completely under seasoned even though they were tossed with a vinaigrette, dukka, and feta cheese and, when eaten, truly tasted like unadorned boiled Brussels sprouts. Of the three starter dishes, only the grilled bread with ricotta stood out. We liked it so much we ordered more bread. The meal went downhill further when we received our mains: braised pork belly with mushrooms, demi-glacé, and coriander. The pork belly was cooked to perfection but again, oddly flavorless other than the flavor of the pork itself. The grilled ribeye came with fries. It was a generous portion, but the steak came with a massive pile of muhammara on top of the steak. I LOVE muhammara, having spent a lot of time in the Middle East, but this large portion would have overpowered the delicate flavors of the steak. We each took a slice of steak and instantly determined both the steak and the fries needed salt. After waiting an inordinate amount of time to get the attention of our very busy and harried server, we requested salt and waited... and it never came. We tried getting her attention, as well as other staff, but to no success. The overflow dining room had filled with pre-event diners and the restaurant was clearly understaffed. (We totally understand and appreciate the complexities of restaurant staffing in the midst of and post pandemic and are extremely patient and tip servers well, because we appreciate they are actually there.) Our server finally came to the table after 25 minutes and asked if we needed a to-go box. I said we had been waiting for the salt, which never came, and now the steak and fries were cold so we wanted it removed from the bill. The server looked at the steak on the sharing platter and announced we had eaten far too much to request the cost removed from the check. I pointed at the two segments from the 16 oz. cut of Ribeye on our individual plates that had single bites cut from them and said the entirety of the portion was on our table. She then said that when she "came back to check on us" we should have reminded her we were waiting for the salt. I had to inform her she did not actually come back to check on us, otherwise we would have. She then said, "well, as you can clearly see I am very busy" which is the first honest thing she'd said about the situation. I told her we had observed she was busy because we were aware we'd waited 25 minutes for her to come to the table. She then said she'd have to "check with the manager" to see if she could remove the "remaining portion" of our steak from our tab. She never apologized and only argued with us, the paying (and polite) customer. She talked to the manager. I could see her pointing out our platter of Ribeye to her and discussing the situation but another 25 minutes passed before we received the check (she didn't ask if we wanted dessert), without the Ribeye. Regardless, we tipped her 25% of what the check would have been WITH the Ribeye. Why? Because, besides her bad attitude and failure to apologize, we felt it really WASN'T her fault. The restaurant was clearly packed, the overflow event space packed, and we only counted two servers in our entire dining room. We had hoped for a lot more from a James Beard award-winning chef, taking the service issue out of the equation. Over seasoned food and under seasoned food are simply unacceptable for a top restaurant. Zatar is a powerful seasoning. As you can see from the photos of the deviled eggs, they were overloaded with the Middle Eastern seasoning. You can also see the mass of muhammara on our beautiful cut of Ribeye. It's a shame we never got the salt to season the steak or the potatoes properly. Finally, the condition of the event space felt so untouched in terms of maintenance or attention to wear and tear as to really be off-putting. read more

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My sister and I decided to come here for dinner last minute. A reservation is recommended, but we were able to get a table! Everything we had was delicious. From the waiter's recommendation, we ordered the oyster mushrooms, chickpea fries, baked feta and meatballs. I definitely recommend the oyster mushrooms!! They are cooked perfectly and so delicious, I usually don't like mushrooms but I loved them! The baked feta was a little bit too salty for me, but it comes with pickled onions and parsley, it all paired perfectly. Chickpea fries were very unique, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. I would definitely recommend this place! read more

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Extra virgin is very delicious always offering up unique and seasonal dishes. Highly recommend if you're in KC! read more

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Food and drinks are great, service is as well, but portions are small and prices are sky high. Best value is happy hour.

My friend's husband surprised her with a private dining room at this restaurant for her 30th birthday that had a bottle of champagne and wine waiting for us when we arrived. He also ordered 5 dishes for us that quickly came out after we were seated. I didn't get pictures of everything because the food was so good and my stomach overcame the logical Yelper in me but a few of the dishes that left an impression on me were the soft shell crab, the cilantro feta cheese in a skillet, the chorizo and egg fried rice, grilled octopus and last but not least the RIBEYE. Everything had so much flavor and the sauces on each plate made the dish. I was able to eat the soft shell crab whole and the shell fell apart easily in my mouth. The crab and chorizo fried rice was crispy and the chorizo was cubed instead of grounded chorizo but added lots of flavor the rice. The egg was poached perfectly and the yolk ran as soon as it was punctured. The best dish of all was the sliced ribeye! It came out rare but was seasoned to perfection and grilled perfectly. For about $30, it was a great deal as I'm used to $50+ steaks in LA. I was already full but couldn't stop eating it. For a group of 5, we all shared about 10 dishes and ended dinner with some cocktails. Dinner was definitely a pretty penny but it's a great place to share small dishes and have drinks. read more

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Super fun vibe, so much variety with the small plates! Wine selection was also really fun. Definitely want to visit again just to try everything. The octopus was super good as well as the mezze spreads read more

Our table was ready when we arrived, the server was knowledgeable about allergy contents, and the food came out quick. All of it was delicious, however the trout dip with crispy potatoes and mussels (not pictured) were my favorite. Highly recommend going during Happy Hour, as most items are 1/2 price. read more

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Perfect place for date night, girls night, happy hour, etc. Wonderful menu and I love the family style, shared plate concept. The food is fresh, colorful, delicious. read more

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Oustanding! Several people said we must go here and we see why! It's Mediterranean food served tapas style. Started out with great drinks (I had an old fashioned, really good!). Some of our friends had wine. We tried so many different things, all were delicious. The waitstaff was friendly and attentive. My husband is half lebanese so I am familiar with a lot of these dishes and they were spot on and some things were new to me. We had the Mezze Spread-beet hummus, carrot hummus, baba ghanoush, flatbread. Loved the flavors, especially the beet hummus. We had the farro salad-grilled artichokes, pomegranate, preserved lemon, feta, and cumin vinaigrette. Really good and new to me. The fatoosh salad was different from how I make it and it was enjoyable-crisp pita, tomatoes, onion, radish, mint, and lemon with lettuce. The chick pea fries were really fun and different. LOVED the falafel! The wood fired shrimp was delicious. The butterfly trout was super delicious, one of my friends that thought she didn't like seafood was pleasantly surprised. I wanted to try the roasted bone marrow but couldn't get any takers. The lady next to us said it was delicious. For dessert we had the pear crostata with ice cream, oh so good! I bought 3 of their signed Farina cookbooks for sale for us and family. Next time we will have to try their other restaurant next door, Farina. But can't wait to take my husband back to Extra Virgin! read more

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Fried rice was crunchy in a teeth breaking way. Food was overall a 5/10, you probably have to drink tons of alcohol to make it taste good. Very confusing menu for a Mediterranean place. This place most definitely has an inflated rating just because of Guy Fieri. read more

We enjoyed and happily devoured all the food/drinks we ordered. I especially liked the unfiltered wheat beer, just excellent. We had the Mezze platter, asparagus soup, mixed olives, and Falafel. We felt welcomed by the staff, we liked the interior, the patio was being enjoyed by a lot of guests, so no complaints at all. Glad we stopped by! read more

I came in on a Monday to a happy surprise; Monday night is 1/2 off wine bottles and $12 wood fired pizza every week! Nothing beats wood fired pizza with fresh mozzarella. We got a variety of tapas to share; lamb kebabs, Brussel sprouts, & shrimp and farro.. each one was very tasty and I would get again but I felt like I was missing a little bit of flavor from each dish, I was hoping they would pack a little bit more of a punch. We finished the meal off with espresso martinis and those alone will get me back to EV. They are so rich with the perfect light and creamy foam on top. read more

Extra Virgin - Lamb kebabs - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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Extra Virgin is my favorite happy hour spot in KC. The food is out of the world and select dishes are half off! The drinks and wine selection are wonderful as well. My favorite dish by far is the crispy chorizo and crab fried rice. It has cubes of flavorful chorizo, large chunks of crab meant, and a beautifully poached egg on top. I dream about this and recommend it to anyone who goes to EV. I tried the lamb skewers with baba ganoush and harissa aioli...wow I was totally blown away by these. They were so tender and beautifully seasoned, definitely a new favorite. Drinks were fantastic as well. I had the Bob's Bergamot, it was refreshing, not to sweet and perfect for the summer! Loved the red pepper in it, such a surprising and well balanced cocktail. As always, the service was wonderful and friendly. Make sure you make a reservation during happy hour because this place gets crowded! The inside can be pretty loud when it's full, but it's still a great date spot. The outside patio is a great spot if it's not too sunny or hot outside! read more

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The food is great, didn't love the liver parfait but might be right for others. The service was good, once we got the attention of the bar tender. Only complaint is I left my glasses there, called and the person who picked up said they would call me back and then hung up without taking number. I called back immediately asked to speaks to manager, Jason got on the phone so I again Kindly asked if they could check the bar for my glasses, he said he would check the lost and found and then just hung up on me. I called back a third time, the first person picked up, I said I've been hung up on twice and he said, we are busy and don't have time to look for glasses. Customer service here is disgusting. I understand it's busy, As I've worked a busy restaurant before, but I wasn't asking for much. Just a quick look and the simple respect. Do not recommend because of this. read more

Once again the food did not disappoint. Love coming here when we are in town for a conference. The most delicious falafel I've ever had. Branzino was lovely. And the Turkish coffee chocolate torte which we shared with the orange blossom panna cotta was the perfect end. Wish I had space in my tummy for allll the dishes! read more

Fabulous! Love the restaurant's esthetic, staff, and most importantly, the food. Everything was fabulous. read more

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Good strong cocktails, great variety of small plates to easily share. Love their ricotta dish. Nice service as well. Ambiance is fine. DO NOT GET THE CHICKPEA FRIES (no flavor). Everything else on the menu is great. read more

We came here and were seated in the private room since we had a fairly large party. The tapas we tried were all delicious. I will say even after 4-5 rounds of small plates we were still starving. This definitely isn't the place to be if you want a large plate, but if you want to try new innovate combos... they've got you. The cocktails were also delicious and worth it. read more

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Great atmosphere, great drinks, and great food for a holiday happy hour. We highly recommend the chickpea fries and smoked trout dip.

Love stopping here for HH or really just anytime during the day. It is always one of my top places I have to go when I am in town. I really can't say what dish is my favorite because seriously, it is all good! I'd recommend this place for anyone, anytime. read more